St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Jasper, Indiana)

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St. Joseph Catholic Church
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Location1215 N. Newton St., Jasper, Indiana
Coordinates 38°23′44″N86°55′56″W / 38.39556°N 86.93222°W / 38.39556; -86.93222 Coordinates: 38°23′44″N86°55′56″W / 38.39556°N 86.93222°W / 38.39556; -86.93222
Arealess than one acre
Built1867 (1867)-1880
ArchitectRev. Fidelis Maute
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 80000033 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1980

St. Joseph Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, in the Diocese of Evansville. It is noted for its historic church located at 1215 N. Newton Street.

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The community was founded in 1837 by Fr. Joseph Kundek, a missionary priest from Croatia, and met in a log cabin before moving to a brick structure in 1841. The current church was built through the efforts of Fr. Fidelis Maute, OSB, who served as architect and builder as well as pastor. Work began in 1867 and was completed in 1880, and the building was consecrated in 1888. [2]

Architecture

The church is a large, Romanesque Revival style, solid sandstone block building. It features a large stone bell tower and steeple measuring 235 feet high. [3] :2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Our Heritage, St. Joseph Catholic Church, retrieved 2021-01-31
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01.Note: This includes Kenny Krempp and Rev. Carl Shetler (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph's Catholic Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.