St. James Memorial Chapel is a former

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located on the grounds of

Howe Military School Howe Military Academy was a private, co-educational and college preparatory boarding school located on a campus in Howe, Indiana Howe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. As ...

, in

Howe Howe may refer to: People and fictional characters * Howe (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters * Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788–1845), Irish peer and colonial governor Titles * Earl Howe, two titles, an ext ...

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. It was built in 1902, and is a one-story,

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style brick building sheathed with a

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veneer. It measures 152 feet by 64 feet, and has additions made in 1909, 1914 (Mother's Chapel), and 1955. The building features a two-story, crenellated corner tower. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the

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on September 16, 2001. In 2016 the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana disassociated and ended the relationship between the Episcopal Church and Howe Military School. The Chapel is no longer under the care of the Episcopal Church and cannot be regarded as Episcopal.

Chapel crypt burials

Buried in the chapel's crypt are the founders of

, John Badlam Howe, (1812–1883) and Frances Marie (Glidden) Howe, his wife. Also buried there are the first four bishops of the

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and the wives of three of them, as follows: * 1. John Hazen White (1849–1925), first bishop, (and also the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana and his wife, Louise (Holbrook) White (1858–1928); * 2.

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(1879–1944), second bishop, and his wife, Virginia (Morgan) Gray (1886–1978); * 3. Reginald Mallett (1893–1965), third bishop, and his wife, Lucy Atkinson Murchison Mallett (1898–1959); and * 4. Walter C. Klein, fourth bishop (1904–1980).http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlagran/cemetery.html>

Other local sites on the National Register of Historic Places

Other sites in Howe on the National register are: *

John Badlam Howe Mansion John Badlam Howe Mansion is a historic home located on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. It was built in 1875–1876, and is a two-story, Italianate style white brick building trimmed with s ...

, which is also known as the Howe Military School Rectory or the Administration Building, located next to the chapel * Lima Township School * Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District * Samuel P. Williams House

References

External links

Howe Military School
website
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
website

Military chapels of the United States Episcopal church buildings in Indiana Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in LaGrange County, Indiana Churches completed in 1902 Churches in LaGrange County, Indiana {{US-anglican-church-stub

Chapel crypt burials

Other local sites on the National Register of Historic Places

See also

References

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