Not all of Museum Hill is so elaborate. This portion of the neighborhood is down near the Patee House, which we already looked at. There are many more duplexes in what was clearly a more working class part of town. Also, it was built very early. There is more abandonment. But then we ascend back…
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Museum Hill, Part One, St. Joseph
East of the civic center of St. Joseph, the terrain rises quickly up to what is now called Museum Hill, which is a veritable treasure trove of late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century housing styles. There are also many churches near the bottom of the hill. Look at how much the houses to the east…
Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph
Established in 1851, Mount Mora owes its current design to W. Angelo Powell in 1872. Like most of the cemeteries I show, this is a product of the rural cemetery movement begun at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. For a city of St. Joseph’s size, there are an insane number of mausolea! It just goes…
Krug Park and Two Cemeteries, St. Joseph
One of the focal points of St. Joseph is Krug Park, which is a fairly rugged plot of land on the northern side of the city. There is a system of parkways that connects much of the city (and is difficult to photograph) and they sweep around St. Joseph connecting parks such as Krug. In…
North Twelfth Street, Cathedral Hill, St. Joseph
Over on the east side of Cathedral Hill, north of Frederick Street, is just another street full of amazing houses, just giving an impression of the architectural richness of St. Joseph.
Around Hall Street, Cathedral Hill, St. Joseph
There’s more amazing architecture to the west on the slopes of Cathedral Hill, which we examined at different times of the day and dates. There has been some recent in-fill on what had been a recently cleared area of several blocks. There was an abandoned school, and I had to wonder if it was an…
Hall Street, Cathedral Hill, St. Joseph
The 600 through 800 blocks of Hall Street in St. Joseph contain some of the most stunning houses in America, and running the gamut of different architectural styles and ornament. It is north of downtown and up a gently sloping rise Cathedral Hill named after the nearby Roman Catholic cathedral. Above, this was the home…
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cathedral
Sitting on a ridge that gives its name to Cathedral Hill, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph dominates the eastern end of the slope. Surrounded by intact urban fabric, the cathedral’s brick exterior blends in well with the neighborhood. The building below functions as the offices for the cathedral as well as a food…
Three Churches, St. Joseph
Originally organized in 1854, the current First Presbyterian Church dates from 1911, sitting at the corner of 7th and Jules streets. Edmond Jacques Eckel, perhaps the most famed, talented and ubiquitous architect in St. Joseph, as well as a collaborator Walter Boschen, designed the church. It’s a nice example of the Colonial Revival with a…
Civic Buildings, St. Joseph
The Buchanan County Courthouse in downtown St. Joseph is perhaps one of the most public impressive buildings I’ve seen in America. Constructed in 1873 and still largely identical in appearance other than its cupola (which now looks similar to the one in Lancaster, Wisconsin). Its sheer size, particularly in 1873 and second only to the…