St. Joseph Apache Mission Church

Coordinates: 33°9′24″N 105°46′3″W / 33.15667°N 105.76750°W / 33.15667; -105.76750
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St. Joseph Apache Mission Church
Altar of St. Joseph's Church, in 1975
St. Joseph Apache Mission Church is located in New Mexico
St. Joseph Apache Mission Church
St. Joseph Apache Mission Church is located in the United States
St. Joseph Apache Mission Church
Location626 Mission Trail, Mescalero, New Mexico
Coordinates33°9′24″N 105°46′3″W / 33.15667°N 105.76750°W / 33.15667; -105.76750
Arealess than one acre
Built1920-39
ArchitectWilliam C. Stanton
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/stjosephapachemission.org/stjosephapachemission/about?authuser=0
NRHP reference No.04001588[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 2005
Designated NMSRCPJune 11, 2004

The St. Joseph Apache Mission Church is a historic Catholic parish church at 626 Mission Trail in Mescalero, New Mexico, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Exterior in 2013

The church was built upon the stone floor of a prehistoric Jornada Mogollon-culture ruin, estimated to date from 200 to 1400 A.D.[2]

It was designed in Late Late Gothic Revival style by Philadelphia architect William C. Stanton.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Mary M. Serna; James W. Steely (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Joseph Apache Mission Church / St. Joseph Apache Mission; LA 20723". National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 2004

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