- Christ Episcopal Church (Benson, Minnesota)
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Christ Church--Episcopal
Location: 310 13th St., N., Benson, Minnesota Coordinates: 45°18′57″N 95°35′56″W / 45.31583°N 95.59889°WCoordinates: 45°18′57″N 95°35′56″W / 45.31583°N 95.59889°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1879 Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 85001761[1] Added to NRHP: August 15, 1985 Christ Episcopal Church, also known as Christ Church, Episcopal, is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building located at 310 13th Street, North, in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota. Built in 1879 during the episcopate of pioneer bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple, its board and batten walls, side entry bell tower and lancet windows and door are all typical of Carpenter Gothic architecture. On August 15, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2011, it is no longer listed as an active parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota: Our Churches and Cathedrals
- ^ Minnesota Historical Society: National Register: Christ Church (Episcopal)
- ^ NRHP listings in Swift County, Minnesota
- ^ Glacial Ridge Trail, click on #32 for picture and short text on church
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- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Episcopal churches in Minnesota
- Carpenter Gothic churches in Minnesota
- Religious buildings completed in 1879
- 19th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Buildings and structures in Swift County, Minnesota
- Minnesota Registered Historic Place stubs
- American Anglican church stubs
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