McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery is a historic chapel and cemetery located in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It was built in 1880, and is a small Gothic Revival style, rectangular red brick building. It has a projecting vestibule topped by a bell tower and steeple. Adjacent to the chapel is the cemetery, with the oldest gravestone dated to 1819. It is the oldest cemetery in Vanderburgh County that remain in use.[2]
McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery | |
 McJohnston Chapel, December 2011 | |
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| Location | Kansas Rd. and Erskine Lane at McCutchanville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°3′51″N 87°31′23″W / 38.06417°N 87.52306°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Vrydagh, Josse A. |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000051[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Kenneth P. McCutchan (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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