Original Church
First Church was a 40 by 20 wooden frame structure. In one year the parish had grown from 87 families to include over 100 families. A second wooden church was built, and the first church became a parish school
In 1892, five years after its founding, St. Joseph's received the good news that a new and larger church was to be built. The church cornerstone was laid on July 31, 1892 by the Rt. Rev. R. Phelan, D.D., Bishop of Pittsburgh. The church was dedicated on May 14, 1893 by the Very Rev. Regis Canecin, subsequently named Bishop of the Pittsburgh Diocese.
First Church
Church With Steeple
Inside Historical Church
Inside Historical Church2