1 June 2003
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National Register #82002250
Saint Joseph's Church, Parish Hall and Rectory
1401 Howard Street At 10th Street
Built 1913
John J. Foley (1882-1946) designed this Romanesque Revival church. Some other churches designed by Foley are:
1918: Church of the Five Wounds, 1375 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose
1920: St. Elizabeth's Church, 1464 34th Avenue, Oakland
1924: St. Paul's Catholic Church, Winnemucca, Nevada
1928: St. Emydius Church, 301 DeMontfort Avenue, San Francisco
1929: Star of the Sea Convent and School, 4420 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco
1938: St. Elizabeth Church, 14095 Woodland Drive, Guerneville
Saint Joseph's Church was damaged by the Loma Prieta Earthquake on 17 October 1989 and was vacant from that date until 2018.
Saint Joseph's Church is also San Francisco Landmark 120.