McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery

McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery

McJohnston Chapel, December 2011
Location Kansas Rd. and Erskine Lane at McCutchanville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°3′51″N 87°31′23″W / 38.06417°N 87.52306°W / 38.06417; -87.52306Coordinates: 38°3′51″N 87°31′23″W / 38.06417°N 87.52306°W / 38.06417; -87.52306
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1880 (1880)
Architect Vrydagh, Josse A.
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 79000051[1]
Added to NRHP January 18, 1979

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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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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