▁Capit ol ▁Hill , ▁is ▁a ▁parish ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Hill ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Washington . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁located ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol ▁Building ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Building . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁German ▁imm igr ants . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁when ▁a ▁reported ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁including ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson , ▁came ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁corner stone . ▁The ▁architect ▁was ▁from ▁C ologne , ▁Germany ▁and ▁mode led ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁design ▁after ▁the ▁C ologne ▁C athedral . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁constructed ▁of ▁brown ▁stone ▁from ▁H ers he y , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁cost ▁$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁build . ▁It ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Mass es ▁were ▁originally ▁said ▁in ▁Latin ▁( as ▁it ▁was ▁everywhere ▁before ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁with ▁hom il ies ▁in ▁German ▁until ▁Italian ▁imm igr ant ▁st on em asons ▁working ▁on ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁began ▁joining ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁The ▁church ▁under w ent ▁an ▁extensive ▁renov ation ▁and ▁rest oration ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁church ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁Capit ol ,