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

St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic Roman 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]

St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, June 2010
Location1012 French St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39.745162°N 75.545374°W / 39.745162; -75.545374
Arealess than one acre
Built1947
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.03001385[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2004

History

St. Joseph's was founded by the Josephite Fathers, 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.[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.

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