Title	St. Paul's Lutheran Church-(Historic Madison, Inc.)-101 East Third Street
Subject	Church Buildings; Funeral Industry
Description	This building is Grecian classic, designed and built by Edwin J. Peck in 1835 for the sum of $8,000. It was built for a Presbyterian congregation that was devoutly opposed to slavery and had broken with their origial congregation after disagreements on this subject. The historic baroque organ made by William Johnson and Son was installed in 1866 or 1867. It was designed and built especially for the building. It was restored in 1961. The building served almost 100 years as the Madison Second Presbyterian Church. One of its last ministers was Dr. Barnard, father of the famous sculptor, George Grey Barnard. D.W. Fisher, who was later to become president of Hanover College, ministered here and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher once conducted revival services here. In 1926 the Lutherans bought the building from Frank Vail to use as a church. Vail had used it as a funeral home since 1921.Historic madison, Inc. purchased the building in 1961 from the Lutheran Church and it is now their headquarters.
Creator	Harry Lemen, photographer Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, with No. 130 film.
Contributors	Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date	Picture taken 1950
Type	Negatives (2-7/8" x 4-7/8")
Format	Scanned negative, 1200 DPI, online JPG saved at 72 DPI 800 pixels on long edge with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.
Identifier	"Lemen1327-oldlutheranchurch"
Source	Madison Courier Historical Files City Directories
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main Street Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744