ðə sənt. dʒˈoʊsəfz pɹˈɛɹi hˈoʊm sˈaɪt wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪt mˈaɪlz saʊθwˈɛst ʌv dˈuːbjuːk ænd ðə skˈuːl wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
The St. Joseph's Prairie Home site was selected in 1845 about eight miles southwest of Dubuque and the school was completed in 1846.