National Register of Historic Places

Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church

Oklee, Red Lake County, Minnesota
Listed
November 18, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99001386

About this property

Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church is a rural former place of worship near the Clearwater River in Equality Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota. It served a congregation of Norwegian Americans which organized in 1898 under the name Clearwater Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Before building the church, they met in homes and log schoolhouses. The cornerstone of the church was dedicated in 1911 and the building was completed 1912 but not wired for electricity until 1949. Norwegian was taught in the church school until 1940 and into the 1950s some worship services were entirely in Norwegian. The church closed in 1988 due to declining membership. Together with the adjacent cemetery, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

Oklee, Red Lake County, Minnesota
47.92813, -95.77482

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTEUROPEAN
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Sources

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When was Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church listed on the National Register?

Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church?

Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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