St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Owensboro, Kentucky)

The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Owensboro, Kentucky was a historic church at 4th and Clay Streets which was built in 1878 and demolished in 1989. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

St. Joseph Church
Monument on the site of the demolished church, photographed in 2013
Location4th and Clay Sts., Owensboro, Kentucky
Coordinates37°46′21″N 87°06′21″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1878-80
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.83003651[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1983

It was deemed "significant as the best example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture in Owensboro and as the focal institution in the history of the German Roman Catholic community of Owensboro and Daviess County."[2]

It was a front-gable brick structure with a bell tower and eight-sided spire. It was 43 by 86 feet (13 m × 26 m) in plan.[2]

The church was apparently demolished by 2013 when a photograph was taken of a memorial on the site.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Robert M. Polsgrove (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 20, 2018. With six photos from 1977.


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