Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota)

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Aitkin, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°28′33.7″N93°36′59.8″W / 46.476028°N 93.616611°W / 46.476028; -93.616611
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1897 (1897)
MPS	Aitkin County MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002928 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1982

Bethlehem Lutheran Church (also known as Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church) is a historic Lutheran church in Nordland Township, Minnesota, United States. The church was constructed in 1897 by Swedish immigrants. The Gothic Revival building features a square tower topped by a belfry and an octagonal spire. The church's congregation formed in 1891 and was the second of five Swedish Lutheran churches established in the county. Aitkin County received a large influx of Swedish immigrants in the late 1800s, and the church is one of the best-preserved buildings constructed by the immigrant population upon their arrival. ^[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

Church interior

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Haidet, Mark (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church" (PDF). Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved December 25, 2013.