NRHP: St. Joseph Parish Complex
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[hide]St. Joseph Parish Complex
NRHP Reference #: 86001716
NRHP Listing Date: 19860717
Location
1730 S 16th, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Summary
St. Joseph's Parish was organized to serve Omaha's German-speaking Catholics. The present church was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Franciscan architect Brother Leonard Darscheid in 1915. The friary, built in 1886, was planned by Brother Adrian Wewer, who also designed the convent/school in 1901. A second school building was constructed in 1928 to plans prepared by Omaha architect Jacob Nachtigall. St. Joseph's Parish continues under the administration of the Franciscan Fathers with parishioners of German heritage comprising a large percentage of the church's membership.
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