2. St. Adalbert Church Complex - National Register Nomination

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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 St. Adalbert Church Complex St. Joseph, IN Name of Property County and State Section 7 page 9 is the only building in the complex not constructed with vitrified red brick. It is composed of two attached rectangular plans with open gables, the two-story main convent and single-story smaller chapel to the east. The convent is 111’x36’ and the chapel 20’x40’. The convent design looked to contemporary architecture and bears a strong resemblance to mid-century residential apartment design in Chicago. The main entrance to the south is in a wall of glass and aluminum windows, with a band of aqua panels in the middle. To the west, a stairwell with windows clad in stacked stone veneer and decorated with a floating aluminum cross. To the east, two rows of four windows are part of a limestone bands, surrounded by orange/tan brick in common bond. The connected chapel has five rectangular windows that run almost from the floor to ceiling. The interior of the chapel is painted light blue with a curved sanctuary. The modernist wooden altar sits on a floating travertine rail on a raised tile sanctuary area. The opposite wall has the Stations of the Cross displayed in an amorphous gold stenciled pattern clustered together. Christ Arbiter of Civilization (World War I Monument), 1919 Following the end of World War I and the establishment of the Second Polish Republic, Rev. Kubacki commissioned a monument on the corner of Oliver and Huron Streets to commemorate the end of hostilities and his Silver Jubilee in the priesthood. A Carrara marble statue of Christ after Bertel Thorvaldsen’s famous Christus stands in front of a Vermont granite cross inscribed “Jesus Christ Arbiter of Civilization.” A brick pedestal bears a granite plaque with Matthew 11:28 and John 14:6: “Come to me all ye that labor and are heavily burdened and I will refresh you. / I am the way, the truth, and the life.” In 1932, the hands of Christ were broken off and damaged by an unknown vandal and subsequently replaced. In 1985, the statue suffered more severe damage when it was toppled. During repair by sculptor Todd Villeneuve new hands were created for the sculpture. World War II Monument, 1950 A statue of St. Michael the Archangel commemorates the 24 men from St. Adalbert Parish who lost their lives in World War II. The pedestal reads: “Here we enshrine forever the glorious memory of St. Adalbert’s fallen heroes who fought for freedom and democracy in World War II.” The memorial cost $5,000 and was constructed with donations from the parish. The monument was built by Miller Monuments, Inc. of Elkhart, IN.