Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church
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The church viewed from the southwest
Nearest city Oklee, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°55′41″N95°46′27″W / 47.92806°N 95.77417°W / 47.92806; -95.77417 Coordinates: 47°55′41″N95°46′27″W / 47.92806°N 95.77417°W / 47.92806; -95.77417
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1912
Built byAslak and Oscar Nesland [1]
Architectural style Gothic Revival [2]
NRHP reference # 99001386 [3]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1999

Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church is a rural former place of worship near the Clearwater River in Equality Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota. It served a congregation of Norwegian Americans which organized in 1898 under the name Clearwater Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. [4] Before building the church, they met in homes and log schoolhouses. [5]

Equality Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota Township in Minnesota, United States

Equality Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census.

Norwegian Americans are Americans with ancestral roots from Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans, according to the most recent U.S. census,; most live in the Upper Midwest. Norwegian Americans are currently the 10th-largest European ancestry group in the United States.

The cornerstone of the church was dedicated in 1911 and the building was completed 1912 but not wired for electricity until 1949. [4] Norwegian was taught in the church school until 1940 and into the 1950s some worship services were entirely in Norwegian. [4] The church closed in 1988 due to declining membership. [5] Together with the adjacent cemetery, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [3]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. Lathrop, Alan K. (2003). Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. p. 264. ISBN   9781452904405.
  2. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  4. 1 2 3 "Equality Township" (PDF). Histories of the Townships of Red Lake County from "A History of Red Lake County". Red Lake County Historical Society. 1976. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  5. 1 2 "History Tour Stop #10: Clearwater Church". History of Red Lake County, Minnesota. Red Lake County Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-03.