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St. Mary's Church of the Purification (Marystown, Minnesota)

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half-frame church and a log cabin for the priest. A school was first established in 1864, initially taught by saloonkeeper John Theis in his place of business. The parish began expanding the church in 1882, but a weakened wall collapsed and the current stone church was instead built from the ground up. Its spire was completed the following year, for a total building cost of $ 8,246.62 (equivalent to $ 269,664 in 2023). 1882 also saw the construction of a small house for attending monks.
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St. Mary's Parish was established in 1855 by about 30 families led by Benedictine Father George Keller. It was the first parish founded in Scott County. Their first church building was still under construction when it was lost in a fire. The parishioners started over and soon had a half-log,
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took charge of the parish in 1909. The two-story brick rectory was built north of the church in 1910. On February 28, 1917, the church was gutted by a fire, leaving only the stone walls. A new interior was completed by year's end. The
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In 1990 the parish voted to tear down the old school and build a new Parish Center, which was dedicated the following year. The 1882 monks' residence has been moved to The Landing, an open-air museum in nearby
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in 1980 for its significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion. It was nominated for representating the Roman Catholic church properties around which many
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The wood-frame school just south of the church was torn down in 1893 and replaced with a two-story brick building. The
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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Mary's Church of the Purification - Church Complex
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church constructed 1882–1883 and a rectory built in 1910. The property was listed on the
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windows were donated in 1928. The school was remodeled in 1936.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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St. Mary's Church of the Purification from the northeast
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Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township
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A small fieldstone church with a front-centered steeple constructed of bricks at the upper level
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A map of Minnesota with a dot in the lower east part of the state
Marystown, Minnesota
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Romanesque Revival
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Marystown, Minnesota
Romanesque Revival
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Scott County, Minnesota
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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List of Catholic churches in the United States
National Register of Historic Places listings in Scott County, Minnesota
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