- St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Courtenay, Florida)
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Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Location: 5555 N. Tropical Trail, Courtenay
Merritt Island, FloridaCoordinates: 28°27′26″N 80°43′3″W / 28.45722°N 80.7175°WCoordinates: 28°27′26″N 80°43′3″W / 28.45722°N 80.7175°W Built: 1888 Governing body: St. Luke's Episcopal Church NRHP Reference#: 90000848[1] Added to NRHP: June 15, 1990 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.
Contents
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 Florida. 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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ http://www.stlukesmi.org/
External links
- Brevard County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Brevard County listings
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church website
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