Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
The Church of Saint Stephen is a historic Roman Catholic church in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. This neighborhood is where entrepreneurs and businessmen built their mansions in the modern-day Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. The building was built with sandstone, brick, concrete, and copper in 1889–1891.[1]
Church of Saint Stephen | |
 The Church of Saint Stephen from the southwest | |
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| Location | 2211 Clinton Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°57′38.5″N 93°16′16″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889–91[1] |
| Architect | Frederick Corser, et al. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001058[1] |
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It was considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival church.[2]
History
The parish was founded in the 1880s to serve a largely Irish immigrant population. As of 2013, St. Stephen's was one of the fastest growing parishes in Minneapolis due to the influx of Latino Catholics into the Twin-cities area.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Koop, Michael (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-06. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Latinos Give Minneapolis Church a New Life", Star Tribune, March 31, 2013
