St. Joseph School (South Bend, Indiana)

	St. Joseph School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	St. Joseph School, July 2012
Location	210 N. Hill St., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates	41°40′41″N 86°14′33″W / 41.67806°N 86.24250°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925
Architect	Freyermuth & Maurer
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	East Bank MPS
NRHP reference No.	99000179
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1999

St. Joseph Grade School (SJGS) is a Catholic pre-K through 8 school in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, noted in particular for its historic school building, a Late Gothic Revival style tan brick building built in 1925. The school has an enrollment of 471 students, and the principal is Melissa Green.^[2]

The Congregation of Holy Cross administers the school. It is the parochial school of the Parish of St. Joseph, in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and the oldest Catholic congregation in the city. It bears the same name as the county and nearby river.

Architecture

The main school building is a 2½-story, "T"-plan building of tan brick on a raised basement built in 1925. It sits on a stone-clad foundation and has decorative brickwork. It features projecting entry bays with recessed gothic arched entries and a parapet with stone detailing.^[3]^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, one of 95 other districts, properties, and landmarks in the county.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Faculty & Staff | Saint Joseph Grade School".
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
^ "Home". stjosephgradeschool.com.

External links

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Faculty & Staff | Saint Joseph Grade School".

[SHAARD-3] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.

[4] "Home". stjosephgradeschool.com.

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