St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel

St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel

St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel from the west
Location Off Minnesota State Highway 24, Corinna Township, Minnesota
Nearest city Annandale, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°18′38.8″N 94°6′23.4″W / 45.310778°N 94.106500°W / 45.310778; -94.106500Coordinates: 45°18′38.8″N 94°6′23.4″W / 45.310778°N 94.106500°W / 45.310778; -94.106500
Area Less than one acre
Built 1871
Architect Octavius Longworth
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Wright County MRA
NRHP Reference # 79001272[1]
Added to NRHP December 11, 1979

St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel is a small Gothic Revival chapel in Corinna Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1871. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and religion.[2] It was nominated as a well-preserved example of a board and batten Gothic Revival parish church.[3]

History

St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel was founded in 1871 by Octavius Longworth and the Reverend David Buel Knickerbacker, who had both been members of St. Mark's Church in Brooklyn, New York. Longworth moved to Wright County, Minnesota, in 1859, while Knickerbacker had moved to Minneapolis in 1856 and become rector of Gethsemane Episcopal Church. Knickerbacker occasionally visited Longworth's house to conduct services. The two decided to establish a church in Wright County, so Longworth donated the land and built the structure. Construction started in 1871 and finished the following year, at which time Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple dedicated the building. Fifteen years later Bishop Whipple returned to consecrate the building.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "St. Mark's Episcopal Church". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  3. ↑ Hackett, John J. (April 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  4. ↑ Lathrop, Alan K. (2003). Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. p. 5. ISBN 0816629099.
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