Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church, 1926 (Detroit, Michigan)

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St. Joseph's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Church facade from Woodward
Location:	Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates:	42°22′52.17″N 83°4′47.25″W / 42.3811583, -83.0797917Coordinates: 42°22′52.17″N 83°4′47.25″W / 42.3811583, -83.0797917
Built/Founded:	1926
Architect:	James J. Nettleton
Architectural style(s):	Other
Added to NRHP:	August 03, 1982
NRHP Reference#:	82002909[1]
MPS:	Religious Structures of Woodward Ave. TR
Governing body:	Private

The St. Matthew's-St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a church in Detroit Michigan located at 8850 Woodward Avenue. It was built as Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church.

[edit] History

St. Matthew’s Episcopal is the second oldest African American congregation in Detroit.^[2]

[edit] Building

The church building is a typical Gothic structure with a narrow gabled nave and projecting side aisles. A large rose window faces Woodward.^[2] The architect, James J. Nettleton, was a member of the St. Joseph's congregation and graduate of the architecture program at Cornell.^[3]

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