Upon embarkation of my Richwoods, Missouri fire engine expedition, I would never have expected to feel my breath catch in my throat at anything architectural in this unincorporated community. At the end of my self-tour of Richwoods, however, I happened upon St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church.

St. Stephen Roman Catholic, photo by smalltowngirl

There was something about this white frame church, in Richwoods since 1841, that simply took my breath away.  Some combination of the completely blank hillside behind the church, the single large tree in the yard, and the stone pillars on either side of the main sidewalk added an historic and almost ghostly air to the church, and I found myself treading lightly on the grass as I took my photographs.

Entrance, photo by smalltowngirl

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Richwoods, Missouri is located between Sullivan and Hillsboro, Missouri, in Washington County, on Highway A/Y, off of Missouri Highway 47.

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