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West Lafayette Baptist Church

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West Lafayette Baptist Church
Location123 N. Chauncey St., West Lafayette, Indiana
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Built byHerzog & Chow
ArchitectAlexander, J. F.
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.79000046[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1979
Removed from NRHPFebruary 29, 1984

West Lafayette Baptist Church (1898–1964), also known as Church of the Good Shepherd (1964–1976), was a historic Baptist church located at West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built between 1898 and 1901, and was a two-story, cross shaped Gothic Revival style brick building. It featured a corner bell tower with three-tiered masonry buttresses. The Cynthia Jones Hall was added in 1936-1937 and the church was remodeled in 1951.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and delisted in 1984.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Richard A. Frey (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Lafayette Baptist Church" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016.