{"nrhp_refnum":"79003455","name":"Egypt Catholic Church and Rectory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"jct. of Minster-Egypt Rd. and OH 364","address_restricted":false,"city":"Egypt","county":"Auglaize County","state":"OH","lat":40.38487271300005,"lon":-84.43437635799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-07-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival brick Catholic church (main portion built 1887) and a brick rectory (c. 1905) at a rural crossroads in Egypt, Auglaize County, Ohio, about two miles west of Minster. The church is also known as St. Joseph's Church.","why_significant":"The church is listed as part of a thematic group of cross-tipped churches, for its Gothic Revival architecture by Anton Goehr and its role in the Catholic parish formed here in the 1850s. The rectory is a typical example of a rectory built under the archbishop's ruling around the turn of the century. Both are tied to the area's religious history and the work of Father Brunner.","narrative":"Egypt Catholic Church and its rectory sit at an isolated crossroads about two miles west of Minster in Auglaize County, Ohio. The main part of the brick church, built in 1887 in a Gothic Revival style to a Latin cross plan, received a tower and sacristy in 1927. The tower was later altered when its spire was replaced by a low domed belfry. A statue of St. Joseph stands in a niche above the arched doorway, and inside, white Gothic altars are set against frescoed walls. The brick rectory, dating to about 1905, has a closed-in front porch typical of rectories built under the archbishop's ruling around the turn of the century. The parish began in the 1850s, and a convent built here in 1856 was the last of the foundations established by Father Brunner for the Precious Blood sisters. Both buildings were listed in 1979 for their architecture and religious history as part of a group of cross-tipped churches.","period_of_significance":"1875-1899, 1900-1924","architect_builder":"Anton Goehr","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Church and rectory in use as of the 1977 survey; the parish was small (48 families) and the survey noted the church might be abandoned within about five years.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.137529-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003455.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003455/98b3f6c940-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003455/98b3f6c940-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Joseph%27s_Church_at_Egypt,_southern_side_and_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Joseph%27s_Church_at_Egypt,_southern_side_and_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984471","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_Catholic_Church_(Egypt,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7589072"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/auglaize-county/egypt-catholic-church-and-rectory-79003455/"}