Historical Images of Porter County



M. E. Church, Hebron, Ind.
Hebron, Indiana


Date: 1911
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: C. R. Childs (#53307)
Postmark: ---?---. 16, 1911, Hebron, Indiana
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Methodist Episcopal Church seen here was dedicated on December 28, 1890, by Reverend Lewis Curtis. The church was erected at a cost of $3,000 and consisted of a 56-foot by 32-foot auditorium and a large connecting Sunday school room. A vestibule was located under the church tower. This church replaced a older one room, frame church locatd on the same site that was constructed in 1859 at a cost of $1,000. The church seen here was greatly expanded and remodeled in 1928 at a cost of $17,500. Another addition to the church took place in 1956 at a cost of $36,000 and included a three story wing.

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