National Register of Historic Places

Valley Grove

Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota
Listed
April 5, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003026

About this property

Valley Grove is a historic Lutheran church complex in Wheeling Township, Minnesota, United States. It consists of two 19th-century churches surrounded by a hilltop cemetery. The older building was constructed in stone in 1862 by a rural community of Norwegian immigrants. The congregation outgrew the first church and constructed a larger, wooden replacement in 1894, converting the original building into a guild hall. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in the themes of architecture, art, and religion. It was nominated for encapsulating two phases of rural ecclesiastical architecture in a dramatic hilltop tableau, and for its role in anchoring eastern Rice County's dispersed community of Norwegian immigrants.

Location

Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota
44.36152, -93.10087

Categories

ARTARCHITECTURERELIGION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Valley Grove listed on the National Register?

Valley Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Valley Grove?

Valley Grove is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Valley Grove?

The period of significance for Valley Grove is recorded as the industrial era.

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