Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church
Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church | |
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| Location | Victoria, Minnesota, United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°52′8″N 93°40′38″W / 44.86889°N 93.67722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1878 |
| MPS | Carver County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001981[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1980 |
Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church (also known as Lake Auburn Moravian Church) is a historic church on County Highway 11 in Victoria, Minnesota, United States.
The congregation was organized on October 31, 1858, at the house of John Holtmeier. In 1860 a log church was built on land that Holtmeier donated to the congregation. In 1878, a brick church was built near the previous site, at a cost of $2500, with 74 members in the congregation.[2]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was nominated for being a well-preserved example of rural vernacular religious architecture, marking a transition between the spartan frame designs of Carver County's earliest churches and its elaborate later churches of brick.[3]
See also
- Zoar Moravian Church: nearby church also on the NRHP
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Charles S. Bryant (1882). History of the Minnesota Valley: Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota. North Star Publishing Company. p. 379.
Laketown Moravian Brethren Church.
- ^ Lofstrom, Ted (January 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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