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Bristow Historical Society parsonage was $31,000. The new church was a marked addition to the architectural beauty of Bristow.
service on Christmas Eve in the new building. It was constructed of buff brick and stone trim. The design being made by C.Lee Curran, Bristow architect.
In 1921, the building committee was organized consisting of Deeb Slyman, Thomas Daily, Ed Abraham and Con Hartnett.
Services were being held in a small frame building at 5th and Elm. With the influx of new citizens, the building became inadequate, so the property at 8th and Elm was purchased and the new church was built in five months. The total cost of the church and On Dec. 24, 1924, one hundred years ago, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church held its first