Church of the Redeemer | |
Location | 123 Third Street North, Cannon Falls, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°30′28.9″N 92°54′15.9″W / 44.508028°N 92.904417°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1867 [2] |
Built by | Christopher Doner and Lester Bancroft |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
MPS | Rural Goodhue County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80002040 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 1980 |
The Church of the Redeemer is a historic Episcopal church located at 123 Third Street North in Cannon Falls in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The building was built with limestone and wood in 1867. [2]
Episcopal families started meeting in private homes for about eight years before they decided to build a church. The minister traveled from Hastings, by foot or by horseback, for about 18 miles (29 km). In 1866, the congregation decided to build a church. Christopher Doner drew up the plans, while Lester Bancroft did the masonry. The stone was Platteville Limestone quarried from a farm north of Cannon Falls. Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple laid the cornerstone on June 28, 1866. When the church was complete, at a cost of about $3500, Bishop Whipple returned on May 1, 1867, to consecrate the church. [3]
On February 12, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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