Historic Churches Walking Tour Preview

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Madison Presbyterian Church

Madision Presbyterian church is located at 202 Broadway; Greek Revival with Baroque-style bell tower. This building was erected by the First Presbyterians in 1846 - 1847. In 1921, after an 88-year separation, the 1st and 2nd Presbyterian reunited and chose this building to be called Madison Presbyterian. It is still an active church.

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First Christian Church

516 W. Main Street. Founded in 1836 by the Disciples of Christ, a brick church was built on this site in 1864. That church was destroyed by fire Christmas Eve 1899. The congregation rebuilt a new church in 1901, but that one suffered a major fire on Christmas Eve 1998. Once again it was rebuilt, incorporating the original brick walls but rotating the sanctuary 90 degrees. New, stained glass windows reflecting local scenes were commissioned for the "new" church. It is still an active church.

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First Baptist Church

416 Vine Street, Greek Revival. Organized as Crooked Creek Baptist in 1807, the congregtion became First Baptist in 1829 and built a new church in 1831. From 1853 to 1860 construction took place on the building that you see today. It is still an active church.

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Associate Presbyterian Church

417 Vine St, Greek Revival. This was the site of an abolition and anti-slavery congregation organized in 1850.

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Broadway Second Baptist Church

615 Broadway. Black congregants separated from First Baptist in 1848, and Second Baptist was founded in 1849 by black leaders in the Underground Railroad. In 1879, they built this building on Broadway near the Broadway Colored School. It is still an active church.

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Trinity Methodist Chruch

409 Broadway Street, Gothic Revival. In 1869, Robert’s Chapel and St. John’s Methodist united in a new church to be known as Trinity Methodist. This building was dedicated in 1874. It is still an active church.

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St. Anne's Academy

420 Broadway. This is the site of the first Catholic mass in Madison in 1817. In 1844, the frame building became St. Anne’s Academy which was run by the Sisters of Providence. It is privately owned.

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Ebenezer Methodist Church

409 Poplar Street. The congregation was organized in 1866 as Bryant's Chapel. It moved to Poplar Street in 1878. They were able to build the church with the help of the Church Extension Society for Black Methodists. The church closed in 2002. It is privately owned.

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Wesley Chapel

222 W. Main Street. This church, built in 1831, was located on what is now the Main Street parking lot. After the church united with Trinity Methodist in 1881, it became the Madison Opera House. It was razed in the 1970s.

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2nd Presbyterian Church

101 East Third Street, Greek Revival. They built this church in 1835. When the Presbyterians reunited in 1921, it became the Vail Funeral Home after it was sold to the Lutherans who formed St. Paul’s in 1927. It is now owned by Historic Madison, Inc.

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Adas Israel Synagogue

113 East Third Street. Madison had an active Jewish community with the earliest records dating from 1849. In 1855 a synagogue was established. In 1868, this building was purchased from the Radical Methodists to be used as a synagogue until 1923. It is privately owned.

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Christ Episcopal Church

506 Mulberry Street, Gothic Revival. Built in 1850, this is the 2nd oldest Episcopal Church building in Indiana. The east windows are examples of early American stained glass. It is still an active church.

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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church

217 E. 3rd Street. This church was organized in 1844 to serve German-speaking Methodists. It remained separate until they joined Trinity United Methodist in 1925. Today the building it once again an active church - Faith Covenant.

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

309 East Fifth Street, Greek Revival. Constructed in 1850 this served as the AME Church until 1926, then Pilgrim Holiness Church until 1943. The church formed in 1844 by the free blacks. It is now owned by Historic Madison, Inc.

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St. Michael the Archangel Church

421 E. 3rd Street. The parish was founded in 1817 by Father Michael Edger Shawe, and this stone church was built between 1837 and 1839. It was known as the Irish church and was an active parish through the 1980s. It is now owned by Historic Madison, Inc.

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St. John's United Church of Christ

406 East Street, Greek Revival. This building was constructed in 1850 as St. John's Methodist Church. When the congregation joined with others to form Trinity Methodist in 1872 the building was sold to the Congregational Church. That church had been organized in 1840 by German immigrants of Evangelical. Lutheran and Reformed backgrounds. It is still an active church.

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St. Mary's Church

413 E. 2nd Street. This church was founded in 1850 for German speaking Catholics who did not feel at home at St. Michael’s. German was used exclusively in services. It was enlarged to its present size in 1860. For a period of time, there was also a catholic school next door, but it is now a parking lot. It is an active church now called Prince of Peace.

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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church

217 E. 3rd Street. This church was organized in 1844 to serve German-speaking Methodists. It remained separate until they joined Trinity United Methodist in 1925. Today the building it once again an active church - Faith Covenant.

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Christ Episcopal Church

506 Mulberry Street, Gothic Revival. Built in 1850, this is the 2nd oldest Episcopal Church building in Indiana. The east windows are examples of early American stained glass. It is still an active church.