Bethlehem Lutheran Church | |
Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
Coordinates: | 46.476°N -93.6166°W |
Added: | April 16, 1982 |
Refnum: | 82002928 |
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (also known as Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church) is a historic Lutheran church in Nordland Township, Minnesota, United States. The church was constructed in 1897 by Swedish immigrants. The Gothic Revival building features a square tower topped by a belfry and an octagonal spire. The church's congregation formed in 1891 and was the second of five Swedish Lutheran churches established in the county. Aitkin County received a large influx of Swedish immigrants in the late 1800s, and the church is one of the best-preserved buildings constructed by the immigrant population upon their arrival.[1]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.