Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church
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Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church | |
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Location | 1924 Leo St., Dayton, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°46′53″N 84°10′4″W / 39.78139°N 84.16778°W |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Built | 1965 |
Architect | John Mulokas |
Architectural style | Lithuanian ethnic |
MPS | European Ethnic Communities, Dayton MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001582[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 5, 1991 |
[2]Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church is a historic church in Dayton, Ohio. Built in 1914 by Lithuanian immigrants, the church has been a fixture in the community since then. The church has ornate Lithuanian folk art stained glass windows depicting religious symbolism and the life of Jesus Christ.
An annual, popular fundraiser is the turtle soup and kugelis sale each November. Though turtle soup is not a traditional Lithuanian dish, it was made popular by the Old North Dayton Lithuanian community during World War II when other meats were scarce.[3]
Designed by Jonas Mulokas, it was built in 1965 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to Holy Cross". daytonxii.org. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Dayton (OH) Lithuanian heritage sites | Global True Lithuania". global.truelithuania.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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- Lithuanian-American history
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1914
- Roman Catholic churches in Dayton, Ohio
- Lithuanian-American culture in Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Ohio
- Dayton-Springfield-Greenville Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States Roman Catholic church stubs
- Ohio church stubs