Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church
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.
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| Location | Co. Hwy. 11, Victoria, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°52′8″N 93°40′38″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1878 |
| MPS | Carver County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001981[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1980 |
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] It 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]
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 2016-01-30. Cite journal requires
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