St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church - Bowling Green, KY
N 37° 00.109 W 086° 26.833
16S E 549183 N 4095216
Located in the St. Joseph's Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMMAQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2006
Views: 80
1870-1884, Frank Kister Sr. and Jr., architects. Brick, limestone trim; two stories, rectangular, gabled roof, gable end double-door entrances with modified trefoil transom lights set in pointed stone architraves; three-story projecting entrance tower with vestigial corner buttresses, louvered belfry openings and pyramidal roof; slender foliated side openings set between buttresses, corbel table at cornice; exuberant ribbed and frescoed interior; replaced earlier churches; steeple replaced, 1923; interior renovations, 1937 and 1959. High Victorian Gothic elements. Congregation organized in 1859 to serve the many Irish Catholics engaged in building the Louisville and Nashville railroad. (National Register, 1976)
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1884
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Street address of Church:
430 Church St
Bowling Green, KY usa
42101
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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