Church of the Redeemer | |
Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
Location: | 123 Third Street North, Cannon Falls, Minnesota |
Coordinates: | 44.508°N -92.9044°W |
Built: | 1867[1] |
Builder: | Christopher Doner and Lester Bancroft |
Architecture: | Gothic Revival |
Added: | February 12, 1980 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 80002040 |
The Church of the Redeemer is a historic Episcopal church located at 123 Third Street North in Cannon Falls in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The building was built with limestone and wood in 1867.[1]
Episcopal families started meeting in private homes for about eight years before they decided to build a church. The minister traveled from Hastings, by foot or by horseback, for about . In 1866, the congregation decided to build a church. Christopher Doner drew up the plans, while Lester Bancroft did the masonry. The stone was Platteville Limestone quarried from a farm north of Cannon Falls. Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple laid the cornerstone on June 28, 1866. When the church was complete, at a cost of about $3500, Bishop Whipple returned on May 1, 1867, to consecrate the church.[2]
On February 12, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.