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Church of the Advent
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Farmington, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°38′20″N 93°8′31″W / 44.63889°N 93.14194°W / 44.63889; -93.14194
Built	1872
Architect	Richard Upjohn; John H. Thurston
Architectural style	Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.	79001225
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1979

The Church of the Advent built in 1872 is a historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 412 Oak Street, in Farmington, Minnesota, in the United States. On December 31, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Church of the Advent is still a functioning parish serving Dakota County, Minnesota and surrounding areas. The 1872 church building, which seats only 70 people is used as a wedding chapel, while larger worship services are held in the Michael and Lisbeth Sly Room built in 1976. The rector is the Rev. Elaine Barber.

See also

List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. Episcopal Church of the Advent - wedding chapel
3. Episcopal Church of the Advent - history

External links

• Church of the Advent website
• Church of the Advent history
• Archiplanet article
• Dakota County Historical Society listing

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v t e Features of Dakota County, Minnesota
Communities	v t e Municipalities and communities of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Hastings Cities Apple Valley Burnsville Coates Eagan Empire Farmington Hampton Hastings‡ Inver Grove Heights Lakeville Lilydale Mendota Mendota Heights Miesville New Trier Northfield‡ Randolph Rosemount South St. Paul Sunfish Lake Vermillion West St. Paul Townships Castle Rock Douglas Eureka Greenvale Hampton Marshan Nininger Randolph Ravenna Sciota Vermillion Waterford Unincorporated communities Castle Rock Etter Eureka Center Waterford Ghost towns Lewiston Nininger Indian reservation Prairie Island Indian Community‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Minnesota portal United States portal
People	Pierce Butler, U.S. Supreme Court justice Natalie Darwitz, Olympic Silver Medalist Ignatius Donnelly, Minnesota's 2nd Lt. Governor Craig Kilborn, comedian John Kline, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district Paul James Krause, NFL Hall of Famer Joan Kroc, philanthropist Laura Osnes, actress Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's 39th Governor Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota's 2nd Governor Coleen Rowley, former FBI agent Henry Hastings Sibley, Minnesota's 1st Governor Harold Stassen, Minnesota's 25th Governor
Geography	Mississippi River: Adjacent to South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount, and Hastings Minnesota River: Adjacent to Mendota Heights, Mendota, and Burnsville Vermillion River: From Farmington through Eureka Township to Hastings
Historic Sites	Byron Howes House Church of Saint Mary's-Catholic Church of the Advent Dakota County Courthouse Daniel F. Akin House District No. 72 School East Second Street Commercial Historic District Emil J. Oberhoffer House Exchange Bank Building Fasbender Clinic First Presbyterian Church, Hastings Fort Snelling Fort Snelling-Mendota Bridge George W. Wentworth House Good Templars Hall Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church Henry H. Sibley House Holz Family Farmstead Ignatius Eckert House MacDonald–Todd House Mendota Historic District Minneapolis Saint Paul Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Company Depot Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park Reuben Freeman House Rudolph Latto House Serbian Home St. Stefan's Romanian Orthodox Church Stockyards Exchange Thompson–Fasbender House VanDyke–Libby House West Second Street Residential Historic District William G. LeDuc House
Industry	Pine Bend Refinery Thomson West Northwest Airlines
Attractions	Big Rivers Regional Trail Chimney Rock SNA Fort Snelling State Park Lake Byllesby Regional Park Lebanon Hills Regional Park Miesville Ravine Park Reserve

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• Carpenter Gothic church buildings in Minnesota
• Churches in Dakota County, Minnesota
• National Register of Historic Places in Dakota County, Minnesota