Established in 1879
108 3rd Street NE
Mandan, ND 58554
701-663-9562
HISTORIC FACTS:
† Builder: Father Daniel V. Collins, Pastor; 1894-1909 / Now buried in a vault in the basement of the Church. St. Joseph’s Church was the ninth church built by Father Collins
† Architect: Anton Dohmen of Milwaukee. Dohmen is credited with designing nineteen churches in the Midwest from 1900 to1922, including the following in North & South Dakota: St. Joseph, Devils Lake; St. Mary Church and Abbey, Richardton; Ss. Peter and Paul, Strasburg; and St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Hoven, SD.
† Contractor: F.D. Sharle, Dubuque, Iowa
† Style: Roman Gothic. The new entrance and gathering room added in 1974 altered the Romanesque design.
† Stained Glass Windows: Twelve in the Munich Style, designed by Karl Riemann
† Original Materials: Native rock, Kosota stonefacings, and Menominee brick from Wisconsin
† Tower and Steeple height: 114 feet
† Seating capacity: 725
† Original building cost: $40,000. Father Collins held a personal note of $13,500 against the church.
† Cornerstone laid: July 3, 1904. A tin box beneath the cornerstone contains relics from Lourdes in France, Rome, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives and the River Jordon. It will also contain an inscription in Latin, bearing the names of the Pope, the Cardinal of Baltimore, the Archbishop of St. Paul, the Bishop of Fargo, the President of the United States and the Governor of North Dakota.
† Dedicated: November 30, 1904
† Consecrated: June 4, 1924