St. George Lutheran Church (Edinburgh, Indiana)
St. George Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
St. George Lutheran Church | |
 St. George Lutheran Church, January 2011 | |
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| Location | State Road 252, east of Edinburgh, Jackson Township, Shelby County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°21′51″N 85°53′41″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001627[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1984 |
The congregation was established by Abraham Miller in 1838, meeting at first in George Warner's farmhouse. The first dedicated church was completed in 1844 on the current site.[2] In 1867, the members sold the frame church to a Baptist group and pledged $5000 to build the current structure.[2]
Architecture
Completed in 1867, the current church is a one-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style building of local brick. It has a gable-front roof and features round-arched openings. The roof is topped by a square bell tower with a steeply pitched hipped roof;[3]: 2 the bell was cast at the Buckeye Foundry in Cincinnati.[2] The church's stained and etched glass windows were imported from Germany.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Church History, Saint George Lutheran Church, retrieved 2021-02-08
- "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 Harold Isley (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. George Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
