Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Church now serving as a museum

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East (Front) Elevation

The church was built in 1869 from a design by Christian Petersen. It is the oldest extant Danish Lutheran church in the United States. It operated as a church until 1962 and is now a museum.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2020

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National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1972

Reference number

72000639

Areas of significance

Ethnic Heritage - European; Architecture

Level of significance

Local

Evaluation criteria

A - Event; C - Design/Construction

Property type

Building

Historic function

Religious structure

Current function

Religious structure

Period of significance

1875-1899

Significant years

1869; 1870

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Update Log 

• August 14, 2020: New photos from J.R. Manning
• August 14, 2020: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated status and added photos

Sources 

• Wikipedia
• J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
• National Register database - Reference number 72000639 (Search for documents)

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