The Roman Catholic church in St. Joseph was established in 1872. Its first church building was a small frame structure located near the current church. It housed a parochial school for many years and was being used for storage as of 1984.[2]
The current church building is a large structure built in 1885 by the church's parishioners from ashlar cut stone that they had quarried at a nearby site. It has a stucco exterior and a square bell tower with a short octagonal steeple that is roofed with tinshingles. It has an unusually elaborate interior that is largely the work of John Sliemers, who served as the local parish priest from 1901 to 1903 and from 1914 to 1934. Both the main altar and side altars have elaborate carvings, while lathe-turned balusters support the chancel rail and the rear gallery. Religious scenes are depicted in stained-glass windows and in paintings on the interior walls.[2]
^ ab"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: German Catholic Churches and Cemeteries of Lawrence County Thematic Resources". National Park Service. October 1984.
joseph, church, joseph, tennessee, joseph, church, historic, roman, catholic, church, spring, street, joseph, tennessee, joseph, churchu, national, register, historic, placesshow, tennesseeshow, united, stateslocation304, american, blvd, joseph, tennesseecoord. St Joseph Church is a historic Roman Catholic church on Spring Street in St Joseph Tennessee St Joseph ChurchU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of TennesseeShow map of the United StatesLocation304 American Blvd St Joseph TennesseeCoordinates35 1 59 N 87 30 11 W 35 03306 N 87 50306 W 35 03306 87 50306Area4 3 acres 1 7 ha Built1885MPSGerman Catholic Churches and Cemeteries of Lawrence County TRNRHP reference No 84000113 1 Added to NRHPOctober 10 1984The Roman Catholic church in St Joseph was established in 1872 Its first church building was a small frame structure located near the current church It housed a parochial school for many years and was being used for storage as of 1984 2 The current church building is a large structure built in 1885 by the church s parishioners from ashlar cut stone that they had quarried at a nearby site It has a stucco exterior and a square bell tower with a short octagonal steeple that is roofed with tin shingles It has an unusually elaborate interior that is largely the work of John Sliemers who served as the local parish priest from 1901 to 1903 and from 1914 to 1934 Both the main altar and side altars have elaborate carvings while lathe turned balusters support the chancel rail and the rear gallery Religious scenes are depicted in stained glass windows and in paintings on the interior walls 2 The 1885 church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 1 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form German Catholic Churches and Cemeteries of Lawrence County Thematic Resources National Park Service October 1984 This article about a property in Lawrence County Tennessee on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Tennessee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Joseph Church St Joseph Tennessee amp oldid 1089886669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
