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St Paul's Lutheran

St Paul's Lutheran
St Paul's Lutheran

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100 E Michigan St, originally 1302 E Michigan St
Evansville, IN 47711

Quick Timeline

1907 Present church is built
1926 Parish hall added to rear
1950 School in rear right is built
c1970 Offices added

Location

Northeast corner of Michigan St and Elsas Ave
District: North Main
Latitude: 37.981191786193
Longitude: -87.562140226364
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Architecture

Style: Gothic Revival
Architect: Frank J Schlotter


History

St Paul's Lutheran was organized August 19, 1887 with help of Emanuel Lutheran. It had a simple church originally, next door to the present church. The old church became a parish hall and then was converted into a school.
st paulus evangelical lutheran

old church at 108 e michigan (old 1308 e) Northside Michigan between Heidelbach & Elsas torn down by 1962

old school in rear (in old postcard) replaced by parish hall built 1926. At 409 Elsas, it contains a gym and dining hall

Rest of 1/2 block cleared for school 1950. Old church/school torn down probably around the same time.

additional school building built on nw corner of block and offices (along michigan st) built sometime after 1962


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See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Churches / Religion
HistoricEvansville.com: North Main district

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