Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church

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Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church

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The Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church from the east-southeast
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Location 2505 Dempsey Avenue SW (County Highway 9), Marysville Township, Minnesota
Nearest city Waverly, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°6′57″N93°57′8.5″W / 45.11583°N 93.952361°W / 45.11583; -93.952361 Coordinates: 45°6′57″N93°57′8.5″W / 45.11583°N 93.952361°W / 45.11583; -93.952361
Area Less than one acre
Built 1891
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Wright County MRA
NRHP reference # 79001270 [1]
Added to NRHP December 11, 1979

Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church is a historic church in Marysville Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having local significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion. [2] It was nominated as one of Wright County's finest examples of a brick Gothic Revival parish church and for its association with the area's Swedish immigrants. [3]

Marysville Township, Wright County, Minnesota Township in Minnesota, United States

Marysville Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,097 at the 2000 census.

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

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Wright County, Minnesota County in the United States

Wright County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,700. Its county seat is Buffalo. The county was founded in 1855.

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The community got its start with the arrival of Swedish settlers in 1869. [3] On February 25, 1873, the parish was organized, and the following year they built a church of hewn logs. The community constructed its present building starting in 1891, with donated brick on a donated lot, and it was finished in 1893. The community worshipped in this building until 1950, when they voted to dissolve the congregation and merge with Zion Lutheran Church (formerly known as Carlslund Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church) in Buffalo. The community continued to worship in the Marysville church while a new church building was built in Buffalo. In 1973 the community restored the Marysville church to celebrate the centennial of the building's founding. The community continues to hold worship services on Monday evenings during June, July, and August. [4]

Buffalo, Minnesota City in Minnesota, United States

Buffalo is a city, located 42 miles northwest of Minneapolis in Wright County, Minnesota. The population was 15,453 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  3. 1 2 Hackett, John (April 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  4. "140 Years of History". Zion Lutheran Church. Retrieved 2013-01-19.