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St. James Memorial Chapel on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Indiana, is an historic building that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 2001.
[edit] St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church worships in the chapel. The Rev. David Yaw is its rector,
[edit] 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 Conrad Klein, fourth bishop (1904-1980).[2]
[edit] 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
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