National Register of Historic Places

Saint John's Episcopal Church

Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
Listed
March 21, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85000598

About this property

Saint John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Crawfordsville, 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. The church reported 135 members in 2015 and 109 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $196,234. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 54 persons. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 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.

Location

212 S. Green St.
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
40.04030, -86.89955

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When was Saint John's Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Saint John's Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Saint John's Episcopal Church?

Saint John's Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Saint John's Episcopal Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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