A new church and parish center for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church is located on a plateau above a hilly slope in Dalton, Georgia. The flat plane accommodates these buildings and areas planned for future expansion of a school. Parking is accommodated on three tiers that step down the hillside. These are separated by a wide, green hillside that establishes an open axis from the plaza to a lake.

The façade of the church is modelled on Roman churches of the counter-reformation period. Brick piers and arches support a portico that opens from the plaza. Above, the façade is articulated by three arched windows that give light to choir rehersal rooms and educational offices. Located above the narthex at grade level, this arrangement derives from the church of San Gregorio Magno in Rome. References to Roman architecture occur in smaller details too; the selection of brick colors, and the inclusion of inscriptions cut in Indiana limestone respond to Roman heritage.