Historic St. Joseph Church Renovations

07 Dec Historic St. Joseph Church Renovations

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Miller Diversified Construction recently completed commercial construction renovations on a historic downtown Toledo church. St. Joseph Parish started out as a small brick church building that was shared with another church group in 1854. In 1870, the Parish purchased some land on Erie Street, and a building was finished by 1878. Later, a second building to be used as a school was erected. Over the years, the buildings underwent many changes including additions, renovations, and repairs after a fire in 1920. Prior to the recent renovations by Miller Diversified, the last major renovations were done in 1957.

TIMELESS TREASURES STILL REMAIN

At present, the two buildings remain and are full of history:

• The main church building still houses the 1957 oak pews for the nave and the choir. The present seating capacity in the nave of the Church is 322.
• It also contains a Schantz Pipe organ that was installed in the Church in 1954.
• Many original statues remain as well. The statue of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Saint John the Evangelist are dated 1878.
• The annex building, know as the “Sacred Heart”, is connected by to the main church building by an overhead breezeway
• In the bell tower hang 11 bells dating back to 1881.