St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Courtenay, Florida)

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Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
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Location5555 N. Tropical Trail, Courtenay
Merritt Island, Florida
Coordinates 28°27′26″N80°43′3″W / 28.45722°N 80.71750°W / 28.45722; -80.71750
Built1888
NRHP reference No. 90000848 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1990

St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building built in 1888 and its adjacent cemetery located at 5555 North Tropical Trail, in Courtenay, on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, in the United States. On June 15, 1990, St. Luke's and its cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places as Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery.

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Current use

St. Luke's is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. In 1978 a new church building was completed adjacent to the old church, built in 1888, which is now used as a chapel for small weddings and funerals. [2] The cemetery is still being used for burials. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Merritt Island, Florida".
  3. Find A Grave: Saint Lukes Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery