<sod>As the parish continued to grow it was decided to build a new church.  The cornerstone was laid in 1881, the same year as the Diocese of Davenport was established.  It was at this time that the parish name was changed to [[St. Joseph]], probably because if its proximity to [[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Mary’s Church]] which was built two blocks to the west in 1867.<ref>Svendsen, Marlys A., Davenport, Where the Mississippi runs west: A survey of Davenport History & Architecture (Davenport: City of Davenport, 1982) 11-1.</ref>   The new church was dedicated on September 16, 1883. The former church building was converted into a school.  It is possible that this building was converted into the [[convent]] and continues to stand, radically modified, behind the church.<ref name=Wehner>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83002510}}|title=St. Joseph's Catholic Church|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2015-03-19|author=Wehner, Nowysz, Pottschull and Pfiffner}}</ref>  St. Joseph School was served by the [[School Sisters of St. Francis]] from [[Milwaukee]].<eod>
<sod>As the parish continued to grow it was decided to build a new church.  The cornerstone was laid in 1881, the same year as the Diocese of Davenport was established.  It was at this time that the parish name was changed to [[St. Joseph]], probably because if its proximity to [[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Mary’s Church]] which was built two blocks to the west in 1867.<ref>Svendsen, Marlys A., Davenport, Where the Mississippi runs west: A survey of Davenport History & Architecture (Davenport: City of Davenport, 1982) 11-1.</ref>   The new church was dedicated on September 16, 1883. The former church building was converted into a school.  It is possible that this building was converted into the [[convent]] and continues to stand, radically modified, behind the church.<ref name=Wehner>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83002510}}|title=St. Joseph's Catholic Church|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2015-03-19|author=Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler}}</ref>  St. Joseph School was served by the [[School Sisters of St. Francis]] from [[Milwaukee]].<eod>