National Register of Historic Places

St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery

Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana
Listed
September 16, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000037

About this property

St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church complex located at Bristol, Indiana. The church was built between 1843 and 1847, and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style frame building. It has a projecting bell tower with octagonal roof and lancet windows. The associated rectory was built in 1830, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The complex also includes the contributing church cemetery. The church reported 121 members in 2017 and 105 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $115,334. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 33 persons. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

601 and 611 E. Vistula Rd.
Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana
41.72132, -85.81114

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When was St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery listed on the National Register?

St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1980.

What type of historic resource is St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery?

St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery?

The period of significance for St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Rectory and Cemetery is recorded as the industrial era.

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