Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery

Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery

Northern side and rear of the church
Location 5031 E300N, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°52′12″N 85°41′57″W / 40.87000°N 85.69917°W / 40.87000; -85.69917Coordinates: 40°52′12″N 85°41′57″W / 40.87000°N 85.69917°W / 40.87000; -85.69917
Area 3.75 acres (1.52 ha)
Built 1849 (1849), 1872
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 15000600[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 2015

Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and cemetery located in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1872, and is a one-room Gothic Revival style brick church. It has a front gable roof and features a bell tower and pointed arched windows. Also on the property is the contributing cemetery, which accepted its first burial in 1849, and the church's 19th century bell.[2]:4-5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. 2015-09-25.
  2. "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 Jill Downs (November 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Sketch map, Site map, and Accompanying photographs
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