Saint John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1837 by an Episcopal congregation, organized through missionary bishop Jackson Kemper, and is a one-story, gable fronted frame building in the Greek Revival style. The original section measures 30 feet by 50 feet; a 30-foot rear addition was built in 1960. Atop the roof is a belfry added about 1950. It is the oldest remaining church building in Crawfordsville and Indiana's first Episcopal Church building.[2]: 2, 4
Saint John's Episcopal Church | |
 St. John's Episcopal Church, November 2010 | |
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| Location | 212 S. Green St., Crawfordsville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′25″N 86°53′58″W / 40.04028°N 86.89944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architect | Garrison, John E.; Peck & Hayden |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000598[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Theologian Hans Frei, a longtime Yale Divinity School faculty member and a significant figure in Post-liberal theology, briefly served as rector in the early 1950s.[3][circular reference]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Fern W. Brill (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Saint John's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ Hans Wilhelm Frei
