Church of St. Joseph (Los Banos, California)

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Church of St. Joseph
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Location1109 K Street
Los Banos, California
Coordinates 37°03′35″N120°51′04″W / 37.059648°N 120.851190°W / 37.059648; -120.851190 Coordinates: 37°03′35″N120°51′04″W / 37.059648°N 120.851190°W / 37.059648; -120.851190
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
Built byGuy H. Wilson
ArchitectCharles Fantoni
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 04000330 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2004

The Church of St. Joseph is a historic church building located at 1109 K Street in Los Banos, California. Built in 1923, the church was designed in the Romanesque Revival style, a common style for church buildings. Charles Fantoni, a San Francisco architect, designed the church; it is one of only three surviving Fantoni designs, the other two being Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco and Our Lady of Help Christians Church in Watsonville. The church's design features extensive use of rounded arches, arches and vaults in both the interior and exterior of the building, and a low pitched roof atop the apse. The church is the only Romanesque building in Los Banos and its surrounding communities. The building no longer functions as a church and is used by the Los Banos Arts Council. [2]

The Church of St. Joseph was added to the National Register on July 8, 2004.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Dahlgren, Richard L. (January 14, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Joseph". National Park Service . Retrieved April 10, 2013.