St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)
Historic church in Delaware, United States
United States historic place
St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic Black 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]
History
St. Joseph's was founded by the Josephites , 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 of Wilmington .[ 2]
Building
The current complex was built to replace the previous church and rectory destroyed by a fire in 1945.[ 3] 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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List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes
St. Joseph's Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception Parish, Elkton, MD St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE Education
High schools
Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary schools
Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD Former college
St. Mary's College Priests
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