9 0 s . ▁St . ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption ▁Church , ▁which ▁became ▁Sain ts ▁Mary ▁and ▁Joseph , ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Avenue ▁E . ▁It ▁was ▁individually ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Church ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Street ▁and ▁A ve ▁I . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Church , ▁rect ory ▁and ▁convent ▁were ▁included ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁Park - to - P ark ▁Res ident ial ▁Historic ▁District ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁St . ▁Joseph ’ s ▁Church ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Fort ▁Mad ison ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁a ▁mission ary ▁priest ▁to ▁the ▁Mid west ▁named ▁John ▁George ▁Alle man . ▁Initial ly , ▁he ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁John ▁Ger hard ▁Schw art z , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁celebrated ▁the ▁first ▁Mass ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁Schw art z ▁also ▁offered ▁his ▁assistance ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁first ▁Catholic ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁parish ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Dub u que . ▁Father ▁Alle man ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁par och ial ▁school ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁first ▁teacher . ▁The ▁School ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁from ▁St . ▁Louis ▁were ▁the ▁first