Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche

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Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche
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Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche, July 2012
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LocationSouth of central Santa Claus on Santa Fe Rd., Santa Claus, Indiana
Coordinates 38°6′40″N86°54′33″W / 38.11111°N 86.90917°W / 38.11111; -86.90917 Coordinates: 38°6′40″N86°54′33″W / 38.11111°N 86.90917°W / 38.11111; -86.90917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
NRHP reference No. 84001644 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1984
Removed from NRHPNovember 13, 2012 [2]

Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche is a historic Evangelical Protestant church located at Santa Claus, Spencer County, Indiana. It was built in 1880, and is a one-story, wood-frame building sheathed in clapboard siding. It sits on a sandstone block foundation and has a gable roof. It features a square bell tower with steeple measuring 70 feet tall. [3] :2 The building was moved to Santa Claus Park in 2012. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and delisted in 2012. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/13/12 through 11/16/12. National Park Service. 2012-11-23.
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Klamer (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Deutsch Evangelische St. Paul's Kirche" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
  4. Historic church relocated to Santa Claus Park, Evansville Courier & Press , 2012-02-08. Accessed 2012-10-12.