Chivers Memorial Church
Chivers Memorial Church | |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001272[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1987 |
The Chivers Memorial Church in
The complex, all under one roof, includes a gable-ended, wood-frame church building with a central bell tower, a council lodge hall, a Sunday-school room, and a
The church replaced the former 1904-built Baptist missionary which was destroyed in a fire in 1926. Reverend Petsholdt raised funds for its construction. Crow Indian children had been allowed to attend regular schools since 1921, so it was not necessary to rebuild the mission school.[2]
The church was considered a church for Native Americans only, as a different Baptist church for whites was built in 1917. The council lodge space was the largest meeting space in Lodge Grass, however, and was used for high school graduations, town meetings, and social events for over 60 years.[2]
It was built by volunteers under supervision of George Pease, Jr.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Patricia Bick (1987). "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: Chivers Memorial Church". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2017. With photo from 1986.
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