National Register of Historic Places

St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District

New Haven, Allen County, Indiana
Listed
September 21, 1995
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95001112

About this property

St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District is a historic Roman Catholic church complex and national historic district located near New Haven in Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana. The district encompasses five contributing buildings and one contributing site consisting of the Saint Louis Besancon Roman Catholic Church and its cemetery and rectory. The Gothic Revival style church was built in 1870-71 of brick, fired in a nearby kiln, then covered with cement to give an appearance of stone. It features a steep gable roof and five part projecting square steeple. The rectory was built in 1893, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. The other contributing resources are the St. Louis Academy (1915), St. Louis Convent House (1915), garage (1940), and Old St. Louis Cemetery. The church was refurbished and painted in 1998. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

15529--15535 E. Lincoln Hmy.
New Haven, Allen County, Indiana
41.05084, -84.93885

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTEUROPEANARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District listed on the National Register?

St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 1995.

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St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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