St. James Memorial Chapel
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St. James Memorial Chapel
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| Location | IN 9, just S of Cty Rd. 600 N., Howe Military School Howe, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°43′27.72″N 85°25′29.33″W / 41.7243667°N 85.4248139°WCoordinates: 41°43′27.72″N 85°25′29.33″W / 41.7243667°N 85.4248139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Sutcliffe, John |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 01000989 |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2001 |
St. James Memorial Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel located on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Indiana. It was built in 1902, and is a one-story, Tudor Revival style brick building sheathed with a limestone veneer. It measures 152 feet by 64 feet, and has additions made in 1909, 1914 (Mother's Chapel), and 1955. The building features a two-story, crenellated corner tower.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 2001.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church worships in the chapel.
Buried in the chapel's crypt are the founders of Howe Military School, John Badlam Howe, (1812–1883) and Frances Marie (Glidden) Howe, his wife. Also buried there are the first four bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana and the wives of three of them, as follows:
Other sites in Howe on the National register are:
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