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St. Augustine's Episcopal Church (Gary, Indiana)

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712: 379: 68: 93: 100: 75: 719: 316:. Dart's initial design far exceeded this budget with large, ornate stained glass windows that cost $ 10,000 each, and the parish swiftly rejected it, preferring a more modest, minimalist design. Drawing upon this information, Dart produced a second custom design that was eventually agreed to by the congregation's leadership after discussions that lasted several years. 277:, seeking employment opportunities that were kept from them in the South, and many of these newly relocated African-Americans joined St. Augustine's. With this influx, the congregation grew enough so that by 1955, the church was growing too large to remain in its rented Catholic Mission home. While inquiring about a 51: 256:
Initially the church struggled to hold regular services and maintain attendance. Only seventeen people attended the first service, and for the first decade of the congregation's existence, it was only able to attract part-time priests. In 1938 Episcopal Bishop
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to serve the struggling mission, and they remained with the church until 1946, two years after Gray's death. A retired rector named Rev. Langendorff headed the church for the next few years until in 1951 Rev. Wallace L. Wells, spouse of
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ran articles about the building shortly after its completion due to its perceived architectural beauty, but few mentioned the fact that the congregation it housed was
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in 1958, the architecturally significant church garnered two architectural awards shortly after its construction. St. Augustine's successfully employs the use of
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Dart was asked to design a building with a budget of $ 120,000, which the church was able to afford thanks to a $ 45,000 cash fund and a $ 20,000 grant from the
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section in an old Roman Catholic Mission building. The first service in the congregation's new home was held on May 8, 1959.
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section of Gary, and immediately attracted widespread recognition. In 1960 the building won awards from the
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St. Augustine's advanced to parish status in 1961, a full two years after the new building was completed.
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A new building was constructed from Dart's designs in 1958 at the corner of 19th and Ellsworth in the
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to use in services, the organ sales representative suggested the congregation ask
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During the 1950s many African-Americans that moved to Gary did so as part of
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in 2013 after being nominated for listing by parishioner Paula M. DeBois.
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Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
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The historically black parish was chartered in 1927 by thirty
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congregation and Dart was white, a rare combination during
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National Register of Historic Places in Gary, Indiana
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Dart, Edward, Collection, 1841-1993 (bulk 1940-1993)
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St. Augustine's Episcopal Church (Gary, Indiana) is located in Indiana
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church (Gary, Indiana) is located in the United States
Gary, Indiana
41°35′03″N 87°22′06″W / 41.584246°N 87.368386°W / 41.584246; -87.368386
Edward D. Dart
Modern
13000758
Gary, Indiana
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
National Register of Historic Places
African American
professionals
Colored Episcopal Mission
Midtown
Campbell Gray
St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers
Henrietta Bell Wells
The Great Migration
pipe organ
Edward D. Dart
architect
Chicago
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Barrington, Illinois
African American
segregation
National Council of the Protestant Church
Tolleston

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