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St. Joseph Catholic Church

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1919, Edgar Allen Poe Newcomb. Haili St. at Kapiolani St.
  • (Photograph by Augie Salbosa)

With its domed corner tower and ornate terra-cotta entrance, St. Joseph Church is a rare example of Spanish Colonial Revival in Hawaii. This reinforced-concrete, basilican-plan building has a red tile gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters. Shed roofs run the length of the building and shelter the side aisles. On the interior, round-arched arcades surmounted by semicircular clerestory windows delineate the side aisles and establish the rhythm of the nave. A larger, round-arched opening frames the domed chancel. Round-arched stained glass windows from Belgium adorn the nave and chancel, and king-post truss work supports the roof.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Don J. Hibbard
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What's Nearby

Lyman House
Haili Church
East Hawaii Cultural Center (Hilo District Courthouse and Police Station)
Hawaiian Telephone Company (Mutual Telephone Company)
Federal Building and U.S. Post Office

Citation

Don J. Hibbard, "St. Joseph Catholic Church", [Hilo, Hawaii], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/HI-01-HA42.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Hawaii

Buildings of Hawaii, Don J. Hibbard. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2011, 268-268.

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