St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church came into existence as an organized body in 1917. At the time America was only a month away from entering the First World War, and only fifty years removed from the Civil War, the grim reminders of which were still felt at Camp Chase, just west of the original church. The original church was the site of the small staff office for the Commander of Camp Chase, where thousands of confederate soldier prisoner were kept. A frame chapel was erected at 66 South Burgess Avenue for the sum of $1,780.00 in 1916 and Ladies within the church organized to form the Ladies’ Society who bought the lot adjoining the chapel for $150.00 in 1917.
As the church grew, a decision to move locations was made and ground was broken at 2745 West Broad Street at Hague Avenue in 1922. A red brick building was built and served as the church until the congregate grew to require another expansion in the early 1960’s. While the building on the site today is the congregation’s third building.
Also on Broad Street and Hague Avenue once stood the Old Four Mile House—a residence turned stagecoach inn and tavern that lasted into the 20th century. It was a well known icon of the past and even sported bullet holes on its front porch—a reminder of escaping Confederate prisoners from Camp Chase who ran through the yard!
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