Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church Explained

Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church
Location:Victoria, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates:44.8689°N -93.6772°W
Added:January 4, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80001981

Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church (also known as Lake Auburn Moravian Church) is a historic church on County Highway 11 in Victoria, Minnesota, United States.

The congregation was organized on October 31, 1858, at the house of John Holtmeier. In 1860 a log church was built on land that Holtmeier donated to the congregation. In 1878, a brick church was built near the previous site, at a cost of $2500, with 74 members in the congregation.[1]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was nominated for being a well-preserved example of rural vernacular religious architecture, marking a transition between the spartan frame designs of Carver County's earliest churches and its elaborate later churches of brick.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: History of the Minnesota Valley: Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota. 379. Laketown Moravian Brethren Church.. Charles S. Bryant. North Star Publishing Company. 1882.
  2. Lofstrom . Ted . [{{NRHP url|id=80001981}} Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church ]. National Park Service . January 1978 . 2016-01-30.