St. Joseph Grade School (SJGS) is a

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pre-K through 8 school in

South Bend South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. It lies along the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. It is the List of cities in ...

, St. Joseph County, Indiana, noted in particular for its historic

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building, a

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style tan brick building built in 1925. The school has an enrollment of 471 students, and the principal is Melissa Green. The

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administers the school. It is the parochial school of the

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of St. Joseph, in the

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, and the oldest Catholic congregation in the city. It bears the same name as the county and nearby river.

Architecture

The main school building is a 2½-story, "T"-plan building of tan brick on a raised basement built in 1925. It sits on a stone-clad foundation and has decorative brickwork. It features projecting entry bays with recessed gothic arched entries and a

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with stone detailing. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1999, one of 95 other districts, properties, and landmarks in the county.

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* Catholic K–8 schools in the United States School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1925 Buildings and structures in South Bend, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, Indiana 1925 establishments in Indiana {{StJosephCountyIN-NRHP-stub