Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1924 Leo St., Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates	39°46′53″N 84°10′4″W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1965
Architect	John Mulokas
Architectural style	Lithuanian ethnic
MPS	European Ethnic Communities, Dayton MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001582[1]
Added to NRHP	November 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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dayton, Ohio

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.

External links

• Official church website Archived 2019-12-11 at the Wayback Machine