Church of the Redeemer (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)

Church of the Redeemer

The church in 2013
Location 123 Third Street North, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°30′28.9″N 92°54′15.9″W / 44.508028°N 92.904417°W / 44.508028; -92.904417Coordinates: 44°30′28.9″N 92°54′15.9″W / 44.508028°N 92.904417°W / 44.508028; -92.904417
Area less than one acre
Built 1867[1]
Built by Christopher Doner and Lester Bancroft
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Rural Goodhue County MRA
NRHP Reference # 80002040[2]
Added to NRHP February 12, 1980

The Church of the Redeemer is a historic Episcopal church located at 123 Third Street North in Cannon Falls in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The building was built with limestone and wood in 1867.[1]

Episcopal families started meeting in private homes for about eight years before they decided to build a church. The minister traveled from Hastings, by foot or by horseback, for about 18 miles (29 km). In 1866, the congregation decided to build a church. Christopher Doner drew up the plans, while Lester Bancroft did the masonry. The stone was Platteville Limestone quarried from a farm north of Cannon Falls. Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple laid the cornerstone on June 28, 1866. When the church was complete, at a cost of about $3500, Bishop Whipple returned on May 1, 1867 to consecrate the church.[3]

On February 12, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

References

  1. 1 2 "Church of the Redeemer--Episcopal". archiplanet. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  2. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. Alan K. Lathrop (2003). Churches Of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. p. 19. ISBN 0816629099.

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