National Register of Historic Places

Christiania Lutheran Free Church

Eureka, Dakota County, Minnesota
Listed
May 27, 2010
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10000301

About this property

Highview Christiania Lutheran Church is an American church in Eureka Township, Minnesota, at 26690 Highview Avenue, about nine miles (14 km) southwest of Farmington, Minnesota. In the early 1850s, a group of Norwegian immigrants first arrived in Eureka Township. A Norwegian language Lutheran congregation was formally organized in 1860. Their church was first known as the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Christiana Settlement. The carpenter Gothic church was built under the direction of Hans Berg Larsen between 1877 and 1878, on the site of the old log church and dedicated in 1878. It is one of the oldest church buildings in continuous use in the state of Minnesota and has been called the Highview Christiania Lutheran Church since 1966. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

26690 Highway Ave
Eureka, Dakota County, Minnesota
44.56481, -93.23831

Categories

EUROPEANRELIGION
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Sources

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When was Christiania Lutheran Free Church listed on the National Register?

Christiania Lutheran Free Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2010.

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Christiania Lutheran Free Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Christiania Lutheran Free Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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