Church of St. Joseph (Elmer, Minnesota)

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Church of St. Joseph (Catholic)
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Location7897 Elmer Road,
Elmer, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°5′1.2″N92°46′37″W / 47.083667°N 92.77694°W / 47.083667; -92.77694
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1913
NRHP reference No. 02000940 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 2002

The Church of St. Joseph is a former Roman Catholic church building in the unincorporated community of Elmer, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1913 by the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad as a bonus to settlers the company had recruited to buy its surplus land. [2] The Church of St. Joseph was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 for its local significance in the theme of exploration/settlement. [3] The nomination includes the associated cemetery, located across the road to the east. The property was nominated for illustrating the corporate efforts to settle northern Minnesota once it had been cleared of valuable timber. [2]

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History

To encourage development of northern Minnesota's transportation infrastructure, the state legislature granted the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad 10 sections of land for every mile of track laid. The railroad profited by leasing the land for logging, but sought to dispose of it once it was cut over by enticing settlers to buy and farm it. One of the railroad's land agents recruited 25 Roman Catholic Austro-Hungarian immigrants from Chicago to settle what the company marketed as "St. Joseph's Colony", with this church as its nucleus. [2]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth dissolved St. Joseph's Parish in 1962 due to a shortage of priests. The church still hosted a monthly mass and occasional weddings, funerals, and baptisms. In 1990 several descendants of the original settlers formed an organization to maintain the building, which was ultimately deconsecrated in 2001. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hoisington, Daniel J. (2002-03-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Joseph (Catholic)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-08-11. With five accompanying photo from 2001
  3. "Church of St. Joseph (Catholic)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-08-11.