Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery

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Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery
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Location9471 Chapel Rd., southwest of Centerville, Washington Township, Wayne County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°45′4″N85°3′21″W / 39.75111°N 85.05583°W / 39.75111; -85.05583
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1818 (1818), 1876
Built byWilson, Perry & Charles
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 03000984 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2003

Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery is a historic chapel and cemetery located in Washington Township, Wayne County, Indiana. The chapel was built in 1876, and is a one-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick building. It sits on a limestone foundation and has a gable roof topped by a belfry and steeple. The cemetery was established in 1818, and hold approximately 450 graves. [2] :5,8

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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 Janet Denison Trachtenberg and Kirsten Clouten Falk (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs