- St. Joseph Church
- 1730 South 16th Street
- Architect: Brother Leonard Darscheidt
- German Romanesque Style
- Designated Omaha Landmark: February 11,
1986
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- Organized as Omaha’s second German
parish in 1886, St. Joseph’s Church represents the early efforts of the city’s
Roman Catholic leadership to establish churches of a distinctly national character serving
the needs of the city’s large immigrant population. St. Joseph’s church is
important as a parish community developed by the Franciscan Fathers, a missionary order
which focused its work among German and Polish-speaking groups throughout the state.
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- Designed by Franciscan architect Brother
Leonard Darscheidt, St. Joseph’s Church is a significant local example of the
Romanesque Revival style of church-building. Beginning in the 1830’s, the style
flourished in Germany and its use at St. Joseph’s Church reflects the German origins
and training of the Franciscan architects as well as the cultural heritage of the parish
congregation.
