Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church Explained

Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Coordinates:44.7385°N -92.8523°W
Built:1862
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, and Italianate[1]
Added:June 7, 1978
Refnum:78001531

Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church is a church building located at 719 Vermillion Street in downtown Hastings, Minnesota, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is significant for its Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, and Italianate architecture. The building exterior is clapboard with a characteristic tower including abat-sons and emphatic eaves supported by corbels. It is the oldest church building in Hastings, originally built in 1862 on 5th Street, it was moved to its present location in 1871; at that time the tower was added.[2] The building is currently used by the Life Tabernacle Pentecostal Church.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2007-10-12. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Historic Sites:Hastings. Dakota County Historical Society. 2007-10-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040511132515/http://www.dakotahistory.org/county/hastings.asp. 2004-05-11.
  3. Web site: Churches in Hastings, MN. Superpages. 2007-10-12.