{"nrhp_refnum":"10000279","name":"Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"322 3rd St. SE.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Massillon","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.79421274500004,"lon":-81.51733152899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-05-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Victorian Gothic Revival Catholic church with sandstone trim at 322 Third Street SE in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, completed in 1892 and designed by John B. Verment. The nominated property also includes a 1920s rectory and a non-contributing garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church represents 19th century religious architecture in Massillon under Criterion C. It is an ethnic parish church in the Victorian Gothic style, with polychromatic brick and sandstone, an asymmetrical corner tower, pointed arches and vaulted interiors. These features reflect the work of local architect and stonecarver John B. Verment.","narrative":"St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is a red brick church at Third Street SE and South Avenue SE in Massillon, Ohio, built in 1891-1892 to a design by local architect and stonecarver John B. Verment, with John Minehart as builder. Its Victorian Gothic Revival character shows in the sandstone trim, pointed arched stained glass windows with tracery, buttresses, brick corbelling and an asymmetrical elevation with a corner bell tower. Inside, a Latin cross plan has a ribbed vaulted ceiling and fan vaults in the transepts. The parish began in 1852 as a mission for Irish Catholics, and the present church replaced an earlier building from 1864. A Georgian Revival rectory, designed by Cleveland architect William Coehl and built in 1922-1924, is also counted as contributing. The church was listed for its architecture, as an example of late 19th century ethnic parish church design in Massillon and of Verment's work.","period_of_significance":"1892-1924","architect_builder":"Verment, John Baptist, architect (aka Vermont); Minehart, John, builder","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Gothic (Victorian Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The church remains in religious use. The rectory is still used as the priest's residence. The corner tower was strengthened and its steeple replaced in 2008.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.72124-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/10000279.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000279/b078b10fc5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000279/b078b10fc5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Joseph%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church,_322_3rd_St._SE,_Massillon,_OH_7-23-2010_11-02-03_AM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Joseph%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church,_322_3rd_St._SE,_Massillon,_OH_7-23-2010_11-02-03_AM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991347","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_(Massillon,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7401526"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/saint-josephs-roman-catholic-church-10000279/"}