Vandalia Community Preservation Association, VCPA

              

Welcome to the Vandalia Community Preservation Association!

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

The Vandalia Community Preservation Association, Inc., was organized in 1995 by a small all-volunteer group of concerned community members, who recognized the important historic significance of the former Vandalia United Methodist Church building and undertook its purchase, preservation, and restoration. More...

Historic Vandalia, Indiana
(Village Platted February 1839)  

In 2019 the two treasured historic structures  remaining in this village, our chapel and schoolhouse, were placed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Indiana Registry of Historic Sites and Structures.  

Land for a church was deeded by Elijah Powell to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1853. The present chapel was erected in 1895. 

Land for the District # 2 School was deeded by James M. and Ellen Davis to Lafayette Township in 1863. Local children were taught in the one-room school building from 1868 until 1951.

 

! Save the Date!

Our annual fall Chili Supper and Songfest fundraiser, with entertainment provided by LLOYD WOOD and a multi-talented band of musicians, is scheduled for Sunday, November 3, 2024, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Serving in the schoolhouse begins at 2:00 p.m. Music begins in the chapel at 2:30 p.m. For full details click here.

The latest event updates from Vandalia, Indiana can be found by clicking on the Chapel image below.

If you have questions about this organization, please feel free to communicate with a VCPA Board member. Here's a quick button link to our contact information:  

 

Your involvement and continued support of historic preservation in Vandalia, Indiana is much appreciated!

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Last Update: September 28, 2024