Church of the Redeemer (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)

Church of the Redeemer
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The church in 2013
Location	123 Third Street North, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°30′28.9″N 92°54′15.9″W / 44.508028°N 92.904417°WCoordinates: 44°30′28.9″N 92°54′15.9″W / 44.508028°N 92.904417°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1867[1]
Built by	Christopher Doner and Lester Bancroft
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Rural Goodhue County MRA
NRHP Reference #	80002040[2]
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.^[1]

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

Gallery

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  Exterior in 2006, covered in ivy

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  Exterior in 2008, after restoration work

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  The altar and central stained glass window

References

1. "Church of the Redeemer--Episcopal". archiplanet. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. Alan K. Lathrop (2003). Churches Of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. p. 19. ISBN 0816629099.

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