St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church

St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church (Polish: Kośćiół Świętego Józefa) is a historic Roman Catholic church at 1010 Liberty Street in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It is one of two churches in Camden named St. Joseph. The other is St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral.

St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church
39°55′49″N 75°6′36″W
Location1010 Liberty Street, Camden, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Founder(s)Polish immigrants
DedicationSt. Joseph
DedicatedMay 1914
Architecture
Architect(s)George I. Lovatt, Sr.
Architectural typeLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Groundbreaking1913
St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church
Location1010 Liberty Street, Camden, New Jersey
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1913-1914
NRHP reference No.03001307[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 2003

History

The parish was started by a group of Polish immigrants in 1891 and incorporated the following year on October 24.[2] The parish rented a building on Broadway to use as a church. Land was bought at Tenth and Liberty Streets and a combination church and school was completed in 1895. George I. Lovatt, Sr., a Philadelphia architect, designed the present church in the Baroque style. Construction was begun in 1913 and the church was dedicated in May 1914. The church building cost $100,000 to build.[2] The interior was painted in 1923 for $15,000. The stained-glass windows were donated as memorials over the years.

Architecture

The exterior of the structure is covered in gray Vermont granite. A Romanesque style entrance is located in the tower. The building is cruciform in shape. There are three bells in the tower: Mary (quarter-ton), John (half-ton) and Adalbert (one-ton).[2] The bells were dedicated on December 2, 1917.

The interior of the church features a 63-foot (19.2 m) nave and an apse that is crowned by a half-rounded cupola above the main altar. There are two side altars in nitches that flank the main altar. A choir loft is above the main entrance. The church has a seating capacity of 1,000 people.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church". Dvrbs.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
Church nave
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