The First church. It was originally the Methodist church. It was then bought in 1863.
Below is the original plan for the new St. Joseph's. They ran out of money before the got to the tower and most of the finer details. Rev. J.M. Peutz (who started the building) decided that it was too much a strain on himself and the parish to continue. He felt it was good enough to worship in.
Not sure when the picture below was taken, but probably before 1900. Hopefully i can get more details on that later and then make a re-post. It appears to be one of the founding pastor's funeral, but i'm not sure.
The entrance to St. Joseph in Monroeville faces a New England-style town square with various monuments.
The church was designed by the Cleveland architectural firm Cudell and Richardson; you can read more about them HERE. They also designed Glandorf's impressive St. John the Baptist church and St. Michael's in Fort Loramie. Original plans for Monroeville include an enormous tower -- see drawing HERE.
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