St. John's German Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Deutsche Ev. Luth. St. Johannes Kirche
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Nearest city Lyons, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°53′37″N96°26′39″W / 41.89364°N 96.44406°W / 41.89364; -96.44406
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1902
Architect Guth, J.P.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Gothic Revival, vernacular Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003183 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1982

The St. John's German Evangelical Lutheran Church, near Lyons, Nebraska, was built in 1902. Also known as Deutsche Ev. Luth. St. Johannes Kirche, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The listing included two contributing buildings and a contributing site. The location of the site is not disclosed by the National Register. [1] The building has been termed "an excellent example of a German folk version of the Gothic Revival style" and described as "one of the finest and least altered frame churches in Nebraska." [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. "Nebraska National Register Sites in Burt County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 7, 2000.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)