St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Topeka, Kansas)

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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Location235 Van Buren St., Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates 39°3′25″N95°40′29″W / 39.05694°N 95.67472°W / 39.05694; -95.67472 Coordinates: 39°3′25″N95°40′29″W / 39.05694°N 95.67472°W / 39.05694; -95.67472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectStaudaher
NRHP reference No. 71000331 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1971

St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It was established to serve the needs of the growing population of Volga Germans, ethnic Germans from Russia.

St. Joseph's, viewed from Interstate 70. Interstate view of St. Joseph's, Topeka.jpg
St. Joseph's, viewed from Interstate 70.

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Placesin 1971. [1] It was deemed "an outstanding Kansas example of a large 19th century brick church building." [2]

It is a red brick church. Its NRHP nomination states: "Most impressive to one approaching the church are the two identical steeples towering over all the neighboring buildings and trees. These towers begin as squares and then are quite nicely transformed into octagons. This transformation is executed very gracefully by first cutting off the square corners at the clock level; the next logical step is an octagon roof with equal sides." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Charles L. Hall (November 13, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Catholic Church". National Park Service . Retrieved November 27, 2017. With two photos from 1969.

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