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Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota)

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Historic church in Minnesota, United States United States historic place
Church of the Holy Comforter-Episcopal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationMain Street, Brownsville, Minnesota
Coordinates43°41′40″N 91°16′37″W / 43.69444°N 91.27694°W / 43.69444; -91.27694
Built1869
NRHP reference No.70000298
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1970

The Church of the Holy Comforter, built in 1872, is a historic Carpenter Gothic church located on Main Street, in Brownsville, Minnesota, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the United States. It began as an Episcopal church, but later became a Methodist Episcopal church. In the 1940s, it became Emmanuel Lutheran Church. It had been vacant since 1963. On June 2, 1970, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The interior of the church in 2013

Current use

The church is not in use but is open by appointment only.

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Smith, Thomas J. "The Little Brown Church in the Vale." WELS Historical Institute Journal 9 (1991) Nos. 1-2:13-22.
  3. "Photo Gallery". Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-11-25.

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
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