7/12/1995

Landmark information

  • Location:
    90 S Market St at San Fernando St, San Jose
  • Plaque:
    No Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    7/12/1995
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    7/12/2014
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 37 20.032, W 121 53.456
  • Other Designations:
    National Register of Historic Places

About this landmark

From the state:
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Established in 1803, St. Joseph's was the first non-mission church in a Spanish California settlement. The present edifice, designed in Italian baroque style by noted architect Bryan C. Clinch, is the fourth to be built at the original site. Its cornerstone was laid March 19, 1876, and it was dedicated April 22,1877.