Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary-Catholic

	Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary-Catholic
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Church of Saints Joseph and Mary in 1990
Nearest city	Cloquet, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°41′2.57″N92°38′12.28″W / 46.6840472°N 92.6367444°W
Area	Fond du Lac Indian Reservation
Built	1884
Architect	Moses Posey
Architectural style	Native American, Log
NRHP reference No.	84001409
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1984

Last updated July 17, 2025

The Church of Saints Joseph and Mary or Sawyer Log Church was built in 1884 by Ojibwe parishioners in Sawyer, Minnesota, United States.^[2] It is one of the state's oldest Catholic churches built among the Ojibwe people, one of the oldest churches in northern Minnesota overall, and one of Carlton County's few historic buildings to predate the 1918 Cloquet Fire.^[3]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
↑ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
↑ Thomas, Dr. Anthony E. (June 28, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Sts. Joseph and Mary Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nord-2] Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

[3] Thomas, Dr. Anthony E. (June 28, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Sts. Joseph and Mary Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

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