St. James Memorial Chapel (Howe, Indiana)
Encyclopedia
St. James Memorial Chapel is a historic building that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
on September 16, 2001. It is located on the grounds of Howe Military School
, in Howe
, Indiana
.
. The Rev. David Yaw is its rector.
, John Badlam Howe, (1812–1883) and Frances Marie (Glidden) Howe, his wife. Also buried there are the first four bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
and the wives of three of them, as follows:
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on September 16, 2001. It is located on the grounds of Howe Military School
Howe Military School
The Howe School is a private, co-educational, and college preparatory boarding school located on a campus in Northeast Indiana. The school enrolls students in grades 7-12....
, in Howe
Howe, Indiana
Howe is an unincorporated town in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.- Local Places on the National Register:Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are:...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church worships in the chapelChapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
. The Rev. David Yaw is its rector.
Chapel crypt burials
Buried in the chapel's crypt are the founders of Howe Military SchoolHowe Military School
The Howe School is a private, co-educational, and college preparatory boarding school located on a campus in Northeast Indiana. The school enrolls students in grades 7-12....
, John Badlam Howe, (1812–1883) and Frances Marie (Glidden) Howe, his wife. Also buried there are the first four bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, originally called the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the northern one-third of Indiana. It is in Province 5 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of St...
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. Campbell GrayCampbell GrayCampbell Gray, , the second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, was born January 6, 1879, in Bolivar, Tennessee, the son of Episcopal priest and later bishop William Crane Gray and his second wife, Fannie Campbell Gray...
(1879–1944), second bishop, and his wife, Virginia (Morgan) Gray (1886–1978); - 3. Reginald MallettReginald MallettJames Reginald Mallett was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana. He was born in Ohio, and attended the University of North Carolina and the General Theological Seminary . He was ordained to the priesthood in 1918 and consecrated as Bishop of Northern Indiana in 1944...
(1893–1965), third bishop, and his wife, Lucy Atkinson Murchison Mallett (1898–1959); and - 4. Walter Conrad Klein, fourth bishop (1904–1980).
Other Local Places on the National Register
Other sites in Howe on the National register are:- John Badlam Howe Mansion, which is also known as the Howe Military School Rectory or the Administration Building.
- Lima Township School
- Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
- Samuel P. Williams House