St. John's Lutheran Church and School

St. John's Lutheran Church and School
Location 7291 State Road 62, southwest of Dillsboro
Coordinates 38°58′36″N 85°06′12″W / 38.97667°N 85.10333°W / 38.97667; -85.10333Coordinates: 38°58′36″N 85°06′12″W / 38.97667°N 85.10333°W / 38.97667; -85.10333
Area 22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built 1867
Built by Zernack, Julius
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 96000289[1]
Added to NRHP March 29, 1996

St. John's Lutheran Church and School is a historic Lutheran church and school and national historic district located in Caesar Creek Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and one contributing site. They are the Gothic Revival style wood frame church (1867), teacherage (1874), school house (1888), two barns, bungalow style parsonage (1930), and school building (1950).[2]:5 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

The congregation was organized in 1843 and has about 300 baptized members. It is a member of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Cindy Schutte and Jeffrey L. Huntington (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. John's Lutheran Church and School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. "Find a Church". Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Retrieved September 5, 2015.


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