San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Photo Place.....St. Josephs Church, Cayucos 
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Source:             Discovering San Luis Obispo County
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ST. JOSEPHS CHURCH

History and Description:

St. Josephs was a two-story structure in downtown Cayucos.  The second story of
this light frame building was a small loft.  The first floor is made up of two
basic spaces;  the worship space. 1,980 square feet and the rectory, 364 square
feet.  The church was white, balanced perfectly and surrounded by trees.  The
trees were removed at a later time and the lot was covered with asphalt to
provide a parking lot.

St. Josephs of Cayucos was built between 1894-1895 by a contractor, Manuel
Dughi, who submitted a low bid of $600.  The land the church sits on is in the
heart of the town and was donated by Captain James Cass.  The first priests
traveled to Cayucos from San Luis Obispo.  The first priest of St. Josephs was
Father Wanner.  The church was a wooden structure and was unheated until 1940
when an oil heater was added.  The lighting was a kerosene lamp until 1945 when
electricity was added.  The church was vacated in favor of a new church built in
1950.  The last priest to St. Josephs was Father Cooney.  The church burned down
September 30, 1970.

Sources:
Mrs. William Poletti 
Father Cornelius Sweeney


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Discovering San Luis Obispo County
by
Carleton M. Winslow

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