St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)

	St. Joseph's Catholic Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	St. Joseph's Catholic Church, June 2010
Location	1012 French St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′43″N75°32′43″W / 39.745162°N 75.545374°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1947
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	03001385
Added to NRHP	January 14, 2004

Last updated April 09, 2025

St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic Black Catholic church located at 1012 French Street in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

History

St. Joseph's was founded by the Josephites, who established community services for the Wilmington African-American community dating from the late-1880s.

It later changed hands, ending up with the Franciscans, who relinquished administration in Fall 2020 to the Diocese of Wilmington.^[2]

Building

The current complex was built to replace the previous church and rectory destroyed by a fire in 1945.^[3] It was built in 1947, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, brick and cast stone church building with a gable roof. It is in the late Gothic Revival style.

The rectory is a two-story, three-bay brick and cast stone building constructed in 1954. It is connected to the church by a one-story hyphen.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Father John McVoy named administrator at St. Joseph's Parish in Wilmington". The Dialog. September 8, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
↑ Debra Campaqnari Martin (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Catholic Church". and Accompanying six photos

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "Father John McVoy named administrator at St. Joseph's Parish in Wilmington". The Dialog. September 8, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[NRHPnom-3] Debra Campaqnari Martin (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Catholic Church". and Accompanying six photos

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly William Edward Koenig
Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception Parish, Elkton, MD St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE
Education	High schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD Former college St. Mary's College
Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)

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History

Building

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