Episcopal Church
National Register of Historic Places

Episcopal Church

Santee, Knox County, Nebraska
Listed
March 16, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000754

About this property

The Church of Our Most Merciful Saviour, also known as the Santee Mission, built in 1884, is a historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church located on the Missouri River in the Santee Indian Reservation in Santee, Nebraska. Although its side windows are not arched, it otherwise exhibits all the common features of Carpenter Gothic churches: board and batten siding, lancet windows on the front along with a circular rosette window, belfry tower on the side and main entrance on the side though…

Location

Santee, Knox County, Nebraska
42.61148, -97.87998

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 72000754. It was listed on March 16, 1972.

Categories

ARCHITECTURERELIGION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Knox County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Niobrara River Vigilante Hangings, Knox County NE
1886Frontier
11.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Episcopal Church?

Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Episcopal Church?

The period of significance for Episcopal Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1884.

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