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United States Department of the Interior <br />National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form <br />NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 <br />Lowell Heights-Olivet African Methodist <br />Episcopal Church <br /> St. Joseph County, IN <br />Name of Property County and State <br />Section 7 page 4 <br /> <br />_____________________________________________________________________________ <br />7. Description <br /> <br /> Architectural Classification <br /> (Enter categories from instructions.) <br /> <br /> LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Late Gothic Revival <br /> ___________________ <br /> ___________________ <br /> ___________________ <br /> ___________________ <br /> ___________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) <br />foundation: CONCRETE <br />walls: BRICK <br /> <br />roof: ASPHALT <br />other: STONE: limestone <br /> ________________________ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Narrative Description <br />(Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe <br />contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that <br />briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, <br />method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has <br />historic integrity.) <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Summary Paragraph <br /> <br />Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal Church was constructed in 1923 in the Late Gothic Revival <br />style and designed by Frank G. Dillard, the denomination’s architect for their regional office in <br />Chicago. The building, taking a prominent corner on Notre Dame Avenue, has features of both <br />Craftsman and Tudor or “English” architecture, as described by the architect. The congregation <br />consolidated with another in 1968 and the following year the building became home to the Olivet <br />African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African-American congregation in South Bend. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />