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St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Courtenay, Florida)
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, also known as the Old St. Luke's Church, is a historic Carpenter Gothic
church built in 1888 and its adjacent cemetery
in Courtenay, on Merritt Island
, Florida
, in the United States
. It is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail. On June 15, 1990, St. Luke's and its cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
. In 1978 a new church building was completed adjacent to the old church, built in 1888, which is now used as a chapel for small weddings and funerals. The current rector is the Rev. Father Peter Roberts.
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
church built in 1888 and its adjacent cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Courtenay, on Merritt Island
Merritt Island, Florida
Merritt Island is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located on the east coast of the state on the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,090. It is part of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail. On June 15, 1990, St. Luke's and its cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places
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...
.
National Register listing
- Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
- Also known as St. Luke's Church
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
- Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
- Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900–1924, 1925–1949
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
- Current Function: Religion
- Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current use
St. Luke's is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Central FloridaEpiscopal Diocese of Central Florida
The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida is a diocese in Florida in Province IV of the Episcopal Church. It is bounded on the north by the Episcopal Diocese of Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the dioceses of Southeast Florida and Southwest Florida and on the west by the...
. In 1978 a new church building was completed adjacent to the old church, built in 1888, which is now used as a chapel for small weddings and funerals. The current rector is the Rev. Father Peter Roberts.