Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota)

The Church of the Holy Comforter, built in 1872, is a historic Carpenter Gothic church located on Main Street, in Brownsville, Minnesota, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the United States. It began as an Episcopal church, but later became a Methodist Episcopal church. In the 1940s, it became Emmanuel Lutheran Church. It had been vacant since 1963.[2] On June 2, 1970, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Church of the Holy Comforter-Episcopal
LocationMain Street, Brownsville, Minnesota
Coordinates43°41′40″N 91°16′37″W
Built1869
NRHP reference No.70000298[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1970

National register listing
The interior of the church in 2013
  • Church of the Holy Comforter—Episcopal (added 1970 - Building - #70000298)
  • Also known as Methodist Episcopal Church; Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Main St., Brownsville
  • Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Brown, Charles
  • Architectural Style: Other
  • Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion
  • Period of Significance: 1850-1874
  • Owner: Private
  • Historic Function: Religion
  • Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
  • Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Current use

The church is not in use but is open by appointment only.[3]

See also
  • List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Smith, Thomas J. "The Little Brown Church in the Vale." WELS Historical Institute Journal 9 (1991) Nos. 1-2:13-22. [History of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Brownsville, MN, 1940s-1963, as listed in {http://luthhist.org/bibliography/1991.html Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine]
  3. Photo Gallery


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