McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery

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McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery
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McJohnston Chapel, December 2011
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LocationKansas Rd. and Erskine Lane at McCutchanville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°3′51″N87°31′23″W / 38.06417°N 87.52306°W / 38.06417; -87.52306
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
ArchitectVrydagh, Josse A.
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 79000051 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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 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 August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Kenneth P. McCutchan (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016.