St. Joseph School (South Bend, Indiana)

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| image = St. Joseph School in South Bend.jpg

| caption = St. Joseph School, July 2012

| location = 210 N. Hill St., South Bend, Indiana

| coordinates = {{coord|41|40|41|N|86|14|33|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Indiana#USA

| built = {{Start date|1925}}

| architect = Freyermuth & Maurer

| architecture = Late Gothic Revival

| added = February 18, 1999

| area = less than one acre

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stjosephgradeschool.com/about/faculty-staff/|title=Faculty & Staff | Saint Joseph Grade School}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-06-01}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/21f4d/N/St_Joseph_School_St_Joseph_CO_Nom.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph School| accessdate = 2016-06-01| author=Camille B. Fife| date=June 1997}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stjosephgradeschool.com/ |title=Home |website=stjosephgradeschool.com}}

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

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.stjosephgradeschool.com/}}

Category:Catholic K–8 schools in the United States

Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana

Category:School buildings completed in 1925

Category:Buildings and structures in South Bend, Indiana

Category:National Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, Indiana

Category:1925 establishments in Indiana