A Village That Rebuilt Its Roofline After a Move
St. Joseph relocated a mile and a half north in 1870, meaning the village's current roofline stock dates from that relocation forward rather than from its original 1849 riverside settlement. The village organized formally in 1881, and its oldest surviving roofs reflect construction from shortly after that move.
Roofing on a Century-and-a-Half-Old Village Core
Roofs in St. Joseph's oldest blocks have likely been replaced several times since the 1870s relocation, and tree cover and drainage patterns established when the village resettled still influence how water and debris move across roofs there today. A roof inspection in the village's original relocated core should account for that layered history.