St. Joseph's Church and Rectory (Rochester, New York)


St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Rectory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The preserved facade of St. Joseph's Church

Location	108 Franklin St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′34″N 77°36′24″W / 43.15944°N 77.60667°W / 43.15944; -77.60667Coordinates: 43°9′34″N 77°36′24″W / 43.15944°N 77.60667°W / 43.15944; -77.60667
Area	less than one acre
Built	1843-1846
Architect	Jones & Nevins
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Inner Loop MRA^:13
NRHP Reference #	75001197^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 29, 1975

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Rectory was a historic Roman Catholic church and rectory located at 108 Franklin Street, Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1] The structure's shell has been preserved as monument after a disastrous fire.

Architecture

The church was originally built 1843-1846 in the simple monumental tradition of the Greek Revival style, with a gray stone facade of a series of arched bays on the exterior facade. The simple church was enlarged in 1849 into a cruciform plan that could seat a thousand parishioners. The interior was remodeled in 1895. The first steeple was added in 1859 and replaced with a tower in 1909, designed by Joseph Oberlies.^[2]^[3]

The rectory, or community house, was constructed in 1870 in the Italianate style.^[3]

History

St. Joseph's served as the mother church for the German Catholic churches in the region. Many of these satellite churches and schools lured away parishioners and students, causing building replacements to the complex and finally closure and sale in the 1970s.^[2]

The church suffered a serious fire in October 1974.^[4] The fire destroyed the church, except for the tower and walls, forcing the parish to abandon the ruin. The Landmark Society of Western New York, the State University College at Brockport, city officials, members of the Downtown Development Corporation, and the original Roman Catholic religious order all supported preserving the bell tower and three extant bays (front facade) as a monument encased in a park, named St. Joseph's Park.^[2] The conversion was carried out by Landmark Society of Western New York in 1980.^[3]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 Mary Johna Grzeskowiak, The Adaptive Use of Religious Structures, Rochester, New York: A Case Study (MSc Historic Preservation, Columbia University, 1986), p.83-102.
1 2 3 J. Russiello, A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America (MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, 2008), p.370.
↑ C.E. Brooke (November 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and Rectory". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying three photos".

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