National Register of Historic Places

Vista Lutheran Church

New Richland, Waseca County, Minnesota
Listed
November 8, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000565

About this property

Vista Lutheran Church is a historic church in Otisco Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1908. The Gothic Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of religion and European heritage. It was nominated for being the best preserved structure symbolizing Waseca County's principal Swedish American settlement. Otisco and New Richland townships were settled by Scandinavian pioneers in 1856 and 1857. A wood-frame church was built on this site in 1868, and replaced in 1908 with this more permanent structure. The church was named for Vista Hundred, a geographical division of Sweden from which many of the settlers had come. The interior has stenciling on the walls and the ceiling, and the carved pulpit sits high above the congregation. The exterior uses red brick and stone. National Register of Historic Places listings in Waseca County, Minnesota Media related to Vista Lutheran Church at Wikimedia Commons

Location

New Richland, Waseca County, Minnesota
43.95718, -93.46585

Categories

EUROPEANRELIGION
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Sources

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When was Vista Lutheran Church listed on the National Register?

Vista Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Vista Lutheran Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Vista Lutheran Church?

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

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