McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery

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McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery
McJohnston Chapel front and southern side.jpg
McJohnston Chapel, December 2011
McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery is located in Indiana
McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery
LocationKansas Rd. and Erskine Lane at McCutchanville, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Coordinates38°3′51″N 87°31′23″W / 38.06417°N 87.52306°W / 38.06417; -87.52306Coordinates: 38°3′51″N 87°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. ^ a b "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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Kenneth P. McCutchan (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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