National Register of Historic Places

Muskego Church

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Listed
May 11, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001013

About this property

The Norway Lutheran Church or Old Muskego Church stands on the edge of the campus of Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Old Muskego Church was erected by Norwegian-American Lutherans near Waterford in the Wind Lake area of Racine County, Wisconsin in 1844, four years before Wisconsin became a state. It was originally built in the Muskego Settlement near Muskego, Wisconsin, by Norwegian immigrant settlers. Even Hansen Heg (1789 - 1850), father of Civil War Hero Hans Christian Heg, donated the land on which the original church was built. Within the first year of construction, the congregation called pioneer Lutheran minister Claus Lauritz Clausen, to serve as the first minister. Clausen would be followed by Hans Gerhard, future Bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America. The congregation made use of the facility for 25 years, replacing the building with a new church in 1869. Principally through the efforts of historian, Hjalmar Holand, the Old Muskego Church was purchased, taken apart, moved and re-assembled in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1904. The Minnesota Historical Society dedicated the church a State Historical Site in 1963. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nord, Mary Ann (2003) The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society) ISBN 0-87351-448-3 Muskego Church at Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN

Location

2375 Como Ave.,W.
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
44.98496, -93.19607

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When was Muskego Church listed on the National Register?

Muskego Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1975.

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The period of significance for Muskego Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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