Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church

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Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church
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Location1924 Leo St.,
Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates 39°46′53″N84°10′4″W / 39.78139°N 84.16778°W / 39.78139; -84.16778
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1965
ArchitectJohn Mulokas
Architectural styleLithuanian ethnic
MPS European Ethnic Communities, Dayton MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001582 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1991

[2] Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church is a historic church in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Built in 1914 by Lithuanian immigrants, the church has been a fixture in the community since then. The church has ornate Lithuanian folk art stained glass windows depicting religious symbolism and the life of Jesus Christ.

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An annual, popular fundraiser is the turtle soup and kugelis sale each November. Though turtle soup is not a traditional Lithuanian dish, it was made popular by the Old North Dayton Lithuanian community during World War II when other meats were scarce. [3]

Designed by Jonas Mulokas, it was built in 1965 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Welcome to Holy Cross". daytonxii.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. "Dayton (OH) Lithuanian heritage sites | Global True Lithuania". global.truelithuania.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.