St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church | |
St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church | |
Location | 3497 Montana Highway 284 Townsend, Montana |
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Coordinates | 46°24′32″N 111°26′55″W / 46.40889°N 111.44861°WCoordinates: 46°24′32″N 111°26′55″W / 46.40889°N 111.44861°W |
Built by | Thomas Howell |
NRHP reference No. | 98001339 |
Added to NRHP | November 5, 1998 [1] |
St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Townsend, Montana. It was added to the Register on November 5, 1998. Originally a Catholic church, the building is now a museum known as Canton Church Historic Site.
The church was built during 1875-76. According to its NRHP nomination, it is "the oldest extant example of secular Roman Catholic church architecture in Montana. It is also a rare example of Colonial Style architecture. The addition of a belfry and steeple in 1902 somewhat altered the church's Colonial appearance, but still carried forward its earlier design features."[2]
The church building was moved to its current location in 1954 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in order to save it from demolition.[2]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Jim Holland (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church / Canton Church". National Park Service. Retrieved July 29, 2017. With nine photos, historic and from 1998.
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- 1876 establishments in Montana Territory
- History museums in Montana
- Museums in Broadwater County, Montana
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1876
- Former Roman Catholic church buildings in Montana
- National Register of Historic Places in Broadwater County, Montana
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- Colonial Revival architecture in Montana
- Relocated buildings and structures in Montana