First Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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caption =
location= 500 8th Ave., SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 59
lat_seconds = 5.4
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 14
long_seconds = 34.4
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1886cite web| title =First Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota| publisher =Archiplanet| url =http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/First_Congregational_Church,_Minneapolis,_Minnesota| accessdate =2007-10-15]
architect=Warren H. Hayes
architecture=Romanesque
added = January 15, 1979
governing_body =private
refnum=79001249cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] [cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MN/Hennepin/State.html|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2007-10-12|publisher=National Park Service] The First Congregational Church building was constructed of red sandstone in Gothic-Romanesque style, featuring round-arched windows and semi-circular rows of pews. When built, the building was in the residential neighborhood of Marcy-Holmes; it was surrounded by mansions of robber barons of the time, including Octavius Broughton, Woodbury Fisk, Thomas Andrews, Van Cleve, William McNair, and John Dudley. Over time, the neighborhood changed to a more transient population, dominated by students attending the University of Minnesota. [cite web| title =Fifth Street Southeast Historic District| publisher =City of Minneapolis, Minnesota| url =http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/Fifth_Street_Southeast.asp| accessdate =2007-10-15] Architect Warren H. Hayes (1847-1899) was Minneapolis' leading designer of churches in the 19th century, having designed the Calvary Baptist Church, Fowler Methodist Episcopal Church, and Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as the Central Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul. [cite web| title =Warren Howard Hayes| work =Heritage Preservation Commission| publisher =City of Minneapolis| url =http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/Warren_Howard_Hayes.asp| accessdate =2007-10-12]

Hubert Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States, was a member of this congregation.

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