St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Courtenay, Florida)

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St. Luke's Episcopal

Church and Cemetery
( Old St. Luke's Church )
Courtenay
Merritt Island, Florida

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: 5555 N. Tropical Trail, Courtenay

Merritt Island, Florida

Built/Founded: 1888
Added to NRHP: June 15, 1990
NRHP Reference#: 90000848[1]
Governing body: St. Luke's Episcopal Church

St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, also known as the Old St. Luke's Church, is an 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 together added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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[edit] National Register listing

  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Old
  • added 1990 - Building - #90000848
  • Also known as St. Luke's Church
  • 5555 N. Tropical Trail, Courteney, (Courtenay) (Merritt Island, Florida)
  • 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

[edit] 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]

[edit] See also

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ http://www.stlukesmi.org/

[edit] External links