St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It was established to serve the needs of the growing population of Volga Germans, ethnic Germans from Russia. It is a red brick church. Its NRHP nomination states: "Most impressive to one approaching the church are the two identical steeples towering over all the neighboring buildings and trees. These towers begin as squares and then are quite nicely transformed into octagons."

I visited this church while seeing friends in Topeka as part of my 85-day auto trip in 2005. I was lucky to find it open and was able to get a few photos of the interior. These photos have not been post-processed.

Trip2005A 009a.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Trip2005A 014.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (located near the door)

Trip2005A 027.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (view of the Apse)

Trip2005A 018.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Chancel)

Trip2005A 025a.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of Main Altar)

Trip2005A 016.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (ceiling of the Apse)

Trip2005A 019.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the organ)

Trip2005A 026.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the balcony)

Trip2005A 021.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (one of the windows)

Trip2005A 023.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (a side Altar)

Trip2005A 024.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (another window)

Hi! Yes, there are. It was an interesting place to have a dinner. A local military band played while we ate.

The museum is in the Canadian Soo. You're welcome, and thanks for coming.

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I had WiFi at most of the lodges in Kenya that we stayed at. I didn't try cell phone--not addicted to it.

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BurghByrd and Earnest, thanks for you nice comments. I'm glad you liked it.

kpmac and Curmudgeon, thanks so much for your nice comments.

Well, it doesn't match with my experiences in Kenya--wonder where he went.

Hi! I did the boat cruise of the locks in 2005, but just got around to posting any photos of it to UHH. I spent about a week in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and my posts all begin with "Sault Ste. Marie".

Your photos are excellent!

Hi! Thanks for the Smiley!

Thank you very much! Always pleased when someone enjoys my photos.

Thank you very much. You're welcome. (I did, too.)

Thanks, Mike! I saw a lot of different things up there. (I drove though your country to get there--took photos of Whitefish Point and ate Haddock at Bob's Big Boy at Manistique, Michigan.)