Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church is located in Ohio
Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church is located in the United States
Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church
Location1924 Leo St.,
Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates39°46′53″N 84°10′4″W / 39.78139°N 84.16778°W / 39.78139; -84.16778
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1965
ArchitectJohn Mulokas
Architectural styleLithuanian ethnic
MPSEuropean Ethnic Communities, Dayton MPS
NRHP reference No.91001582[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1991

[2]Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church is a historic church in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Built in 1914 by Lithuanian immigrants, the church has been a fixture in the community since then. The church has ornate Lithuanian folk art stained glass windows depicting religious symbolism and the life of Jesus Christ.

An annual, popular fundraiser is the turtle soup and kugelis sale each November. Though turtle soup is not a traditional Lithuanian dish, it was made popular by the Old North Dayton Lithuanian community during World War II when other meats were scarce.[3]

Designed by Jonas Mulokas, it was built in 1965 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Holy Cross". daytonxii.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. ^ "Dayton (OH) Lithuanian heritage sites | Global True Lithuania". global.truelithuania.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.


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