Vista Lutheran Church Explained

Vista Lutheran Church
Coordinates:	43.9572°N -93.466°W
Location:	15035 275th Avenue, Otisco Township, Minnesota^[1]
Area:	2.5acres
Built:	1908
Architecture:	Gothic Revival
Refnum:	82000565
Designated Nrhp Type:	November 8, 1982

Vista Lutheran Church is a historic church in Otisco Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1908. The Gothic Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of religion and European heritage.^[2] It was nominated for being the best preserved structure symbolizing Waseca County's principal Swedish American settlement.^[3]

History

Otisco and New Richland townships were settled by Scandinavian pioneers in 1856 and 1857. A wood-frame church was built on this site in 1868, and replaced in 1908 with this more permanent structure. The church was named for Vista Hundred, a geographical division of Sweden from which many of the settlers had come.

Description

The interior has stenciling on the walls and the ceiling, and the carved pulpit sits high above the congregation. The exterior uses red brick and stone.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of Lutheran churches
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Waseca County, Minnesota

Notes and References

1. Web site: Churches . City of New Richland . 2016-01-09.
2. Web site: Vista Lutheran Church . Minnesota National Register Properties Database . Minnesota Historical Society . 2009 . 2015-06-19.
3. Korsmo-Kennon . Peggy . Jan Brown . [{{NRHP url|id=82000565}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vista Lutheran Church ]. National Park Service . 1982-05-01 . 2013-07-30.
4. Book: Sacred Sites of Minnesota. John-Brian Paprock . Teresa Peneguy Paprock . 2004. Trails Books. Black Earth, Wisconsin. 1-931599-26-2. 58.
5. Web site: Historical Sites - Public Buildings - Vista Lutheran Church. Waseca County Historical Society . 2013-01-24.