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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Springfield, Ohio)

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and in various rented properties, the group was formally organized in 1845 with a charter membership of seventy-five. A number of short-tenured ministers served the congregation, with six in succession over forty years, but by the 1880s the congregation's roll had approximately four hundred names,
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on April 26, 1897. By 1908, the church property was valued at $ 50,000, and the membership had grown from four hundred individuals to four hundred and fifty families. This growth was accompanied by linguistic change: many members still worshipped in German, but English services had also begun by
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sections, each rising above groups of small windows. The building's two largest windows are found in these gables; both are far taller and broader than any door and any other window in the structure.
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Springfield's First Lutheran congregation was organized in May 1841, and a separate group of German Lutherans began meeting soon afterward. After a period of worshipping in the
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was constructed in the 1890s under the direction of one of Springfield's leading architects. The congregation remains in the landmark church building, which has been named a
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and other types of stone. The main entrance is placed at the base of the tower, which features narrow arched windows on three
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and its property was valued at $ 20,000. As the congregation continued to grow, the present church building was erected; the
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structure with a prominent corner tower. Although built primarily of brick, the walls also feature copious amounts of
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20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio and Representative Citizens
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service out of its 1897 church building. In 2006, the church was listed on the
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this time, facilitated by a minister who was fluent in both languages.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Ohio
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was laid on November 3, 1895, and the finished building was
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Explore Designs by Springfield's Finest Victorian Architect
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Springfield, Ohio) is located in Ohio
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Springfield, Ohio) is located in the United States
Springfield
Ohio
39°55′33″N 83°48′52″W / 39.92583°N 83.81444°W / 39.92583; -83.81444
Charles A. Cregar
Romanesque Revival
06000485
Lutheran
Springfield
Ohio
United States
German
church building
historic site
county courthouse
cornerstone
consecrated
Charles A. Cregar
Romanesque Revival
limestone
Asphalt
foundation
sandstone
stories
louvering
belfry
gabled

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