St. James Memorial Chapel (Howe, Indiana) Explained

St. James Memorial Chapel
Location:	IN 9, just S of Cty Rd. 600 N., Howe Military School Howe, Indiana
Coordinates:	41.7244°N -85.4248°W
Architect:	Sutcliffe, John
Architecture:	Tudor Revival
Added:	September 16, 2001
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	01000989

St. James Memorial Chapel is a former Episcopal chapel located on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Indiana. It was built in 1902, and is a one-story, Tudor Revival style brick building sheathed with a limestone 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.^[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places 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 Howe Military School, 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:

• 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 Gray (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).^[2]

Other local sites on the National Register of Historic Places

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, located next to the chapel
• Lima Township School
• Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
• Samuel P. Williams House

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana

External links

• Howe Military School website
• Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana website
• List of Burials in St. James Military Chapel

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. James Memorial Chapel. 2016-05-01. Thomas S. Merritt. PDF. September 2000. and Accompanying photographs.
2. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlagran/cemetery.html>