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Grace Lutheran

Grace Lutheran
Grace Lutheran

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420 E Gum St / 719 S Elliot St
Evansville, IN

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1937 Church is built

Location

Northwest corner of Gum and Elliott
District: Baptisttown
Latitude: 37.967708
Longitude: -87.558247
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Architecture

Style: Gothic Revival


History


Comments

Grace Evangelical Lutheran lot purchased 1935 Work will start spring on new Lutheran church - sketch 12/27/36ep http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=145B3884CBDF2F40&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=0F92E9E8E118A68E http://web.usi.edu/boneyard/grace.htm Parsonage next door at 418 e gum built same time 1937 english cottage 6/22/45 parsonage built 1939 (tudor revival cottage) 1937? Unique for its time, it was established by a black congregation and had a white pastor.

2007 possible merger with peace lutheran church (on south boeke) http://www.courierpress.com/news/2006/sep/30/coming-together/

2024 first haitian church of evansville but rectory still used as mission


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Churches / Religion
HistoricEvansville.com: Baptisttown district

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