"Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Burlington, Vermont)"

St. Joseph's parish was established as the first French Canadian parish in the United States in 1850. The present church building was designed in 1883 by Rev. Joseph Michaud who was a self-taught architect hailing from Montreal. He used the Chapel of the Palace of Versailles as his inspiration. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1884. It took four years to complete the structure, which relied on the labor and financial sacrifices of its parishioners. The church was dedicated on St. Jean the Baptist Day (Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste) on June 24, 1887, and blessed by the Archbishop of Montreal, Édouard-Charles Fabre.

The architectural style is Baroque Revival. The church's seating capacity was designed to accommodate over 1,200 worshipers, and it remains the largest church in Vermont.[1][5] St. Joseph's has been renovated in 1920, 1968, and 2000–2001. It was named the co-cathedral for the Burlington diocese in 1999.