St. Joseph Church | |
Coordinates: | 38.4411°N -91.9958°W |
Built: | 1848 |
Architecture: | Gothic-Romanesque |
Added: | April 11, 1972 |
Refnum: | 72000726 |
St. Joseph Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located on Main Street in Westphalia, Osage County, Missouri. The Gothic-Romanesque building was constructed in 1848. Architectural features include limestone and cottonstone construction, a frame clerestory, and an octagonal apse. A central belfry steeple was added in 1883. The entire structure was remodeled and enlarged in 1905.[1]
The church functioned as the headquarters for the Jesuit Central Missouri Mission from 1838 to 1883 and has been a parish church ever since.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.