Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

The Church of Saint Stephen is a historic Roman Catholic church located at 2211 Clinton Avenue South, in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. This neighborhood is where entrepreneurs and businessmen built their mansions in the modern-day Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. The building was built with sandstone, brick, concrete, and copper in 1889–1891.[1]

Church of Saint Stephen
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′38.2″N 93°16′15.8″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1889–91[1]
ArchitectFrederick G. Corser; et al.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.91001058[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It was considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival church.[2]

History

The parish was founded in the 1880s to serve a largely Irish immigrant population. As of 2013, St. Stephen's was one of the fastest growing parishes in Minneapolis due to the influx of Latino Catholics into the Twin-cities area.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Koop, Michael (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-06. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Latinos Give Minneapolis Church a New Life", Star Tribune, March 31, 2013


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