St. James Memorial Chapel (Howe, Indiana)

St. James Memorial Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Howe Military School Howe, Indiana
Coordinates	41°43′27.72″N 85°25′29.33″W / 41.7243667°N 85.4248139°WCoordinates: 41°43′27.72″N 85°25′29.33″W / 41.7243667°N 85.4248139°W
Built	1902
Architect	John Sutcliffe
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference #	01000989[1]
Added to NRHP	September 16, 2001

St. James Memorial Chapel is a historic building that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 2001. It is located on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Indiana.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

St. Mark's Episcopal Church worships in the chapel.

Chapel crypt burials

Buried in the chapel's crypt are the founders of Howe Military School, John Badlam Howe, (1812–1883) and Frances Marie (Glidden) Howe, his wife. Also buried there are the first four bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana and the wives of three of them, as follows:

• 1. John Hazen White (1849–1925), first bishop, (and also the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana and his wife, Louise (Holbrook) White (1858–1928);
• 2. Campbell Gray (1879–1944), second bishop, and his wife, Virginia (Morgan) Gray (1886–1978);
• 3. Reginald Mallett (1893–1965), third bishop, and his wife, Lucy Atkinson Murchison Mallett (1898–1959); and
• 4. Walter C. Klein, fourth bishop (1904–1980).^[2]

Other Local Places on the National Register

Other sites in Howe on the National register are:

• John Badlam Howe Mansion, which is also known as the Howe Military School Rectory or the Administration Building, located next to the chapel
• Lima Township School
• Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
• Samuel P. Williams House

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana

References

1. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlagran/cemetery.html>

External links

• Howe Military School website
• Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana website
• List of Burials in St. James Military Chapel