United Lutheran Church (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

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United Lutheran Church
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Location324 Chestnut St., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°55′7″N97°1′49″W / 47.91861°N 97.03028°W / 47.91861; -97.03028 Coordinates: 47°55′7″N97°1′49″W / 47.91861°N 97.03028°W / 47.91861; -97.03028
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1931-1941
Architect Joseph Bell DeRemer & Samuel Teel DeRemer; builder - Carl G. Steen Co.
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference No. 91001906 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1991

The United Lutheran Church is a church located at 324 Chestnut Street in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The historic church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [2] [3]

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History

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Art Deco bell tower of United Lutheran Church

United Lutheran Church is the result of a merger of three early Lutheran congregations in Grand Forks: Zion, Trinity and First. The church is affiliated with the Eastern North Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [4]

The church building was constructed during 1931-1932 and was a daring enterprise, in terms of its modern architecture and in terms of the economic times. It is an exceptional Art Deco building. The building is built of North Dakota brick. The church has a buttressed Art Deco bell tower that concludes with a ziggurat-like dome. The top portion of the tower was added in 1941. [5]

The church was designed by the father and son architectural firm of Joseph Bell DeRemer (1871–1944) and Samuel Teel DeRemer (1894-1967) [6]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Steve C. Martens; Ronald H. L. M. Ramsay. "United Lutheran Church". Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "United Lutheran Church". Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "United Lutheran Church". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. Stephen R. Hoffbeck (December 1990). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: United Lutheran Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1946, 1974, and 1991
  6. "Joseph Bell DeRemer and Samuel Teel DeRemer: Architects in North Dakota" (PDF). State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved February 1, 2020.