St. Joseph Church (Westphalia, Missouri)

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LocationMain St.,
Westphalia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°26′28″N91°59′45″W / 38.44111°N 91.99583°W / 38.44111; -91.99583 Coordinates: 38°26′28″N91°59′45″W / 38.44111°N 91.99583°W / 38.44111; -91.99583
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1848
Architectural styleGothic-Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 72000726 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1972

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. [2]

The church functioned as the headquarters for the Jesuit Central Missouri Mission from 1838 to 1883 and has been a parish church ever since. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [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. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: St. Joseph Church" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2014.