National Register of Historic Places

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic

Gilman, Benton County, Minnesota
Listed
April 5, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002932

About this property

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul—Catholic is a historic church building on State Street in Gilman, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1930 to serve a Polish-American congregation and designed in the Beaux Arts style by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Victor Cordella & Olson. The first church was a log structure in 1872. It was known as the church of St. Wenceslas. Then a new church was built in the 1880s and was a frame structure known as St. Casimir's Church. The old log church was converted into classrooms. A new school building was built in 1909 and is present today. St. Casimir's church was destroyed by fire in 1891. A new and larger frame building was constructed for the new church. This church building stood north of the present brick building. The school building was completed in 1909. Fr. Vincent Wotzka as pastor had a brick rectory built in 1924. It was also designed by Cordella and Olson. Sometime during these early years, the name of the parish was changed to Saints Peter and Paul. No reason has been found for the change. The church complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

Gilman, Benton County, Minnesota
45.73658, -93.94523

Categories

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Sources

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When was Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic listed on the National Register?

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1982.

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Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic is recorded as the industrial era.

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