Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Luverne, Minnesota) Explained

Holy Trinity Church--Episcopal
Location:N. Cedar and E. Luverne Sts., Luverne, Minnesota
Coordinates:43.6556°N -96.2111°W
Architect:W.E.E. Greene
Added:March 18, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80002152

Holy Trinity Church-Episcopal is a historic Gothic Revival stone church at North Cedar and East Luverne Streets in Luverne, Minnesota, United States.

Its first rector, the Rev. C.S. Ware, and Bishop Mahlon Norris Gilbert set its cornerstone on August 19, 1891. The church was completed late that same year, costing $6,000.[1] It was built with Sioux Quartzite from a local quarry.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was an active parish of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota until 2016, when the church closed its doors and was offered for sale.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rose, Arthur P. . 1911 . An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota . Pipestone County, Minnesota . Northern History Publishing Company . 159.
  2. Book: Rock County Historical Society . 2014 . Images of America: Rock County . 1439642931 . Arcadia Publishing . 106.
  3. News: Buntjer . Julie . November 11, 2016 . Doors close on historic Luverne church; hope remains for house of worship . Daily Globe . Worthington, Minnesota.
  4. News: Buntjer . Julie . November 15, 2016 . With just 3 parishioners left, historic Minnesota church for sale . Pioneer Press . St. Paul, Minnesota .