Architect Joseph Marshall of Topeka drew the church plan and design, closely based on the cruciform basilica in a mix of Romanesque and Gothic styles that occur often in Germany and the area of Alsace-Lorraine.

The pointed-arch ceilings are built within the pointed roof, made entirely of stone taken from the original church building that the structure replaced.

[2] Dimensions:[3] The majority of the quarry, delivery, and rock trimming was performed by local farmers under the guidance of the parish pastor, Monsignor Michael Heitz (born in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France, date unknown; died 7 February 1941),[4] who had learned to dress stone from professional stonemasons.

[5] Media related to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Beloit, Kansas) at Wikimedia Commons

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