Church of the Sacred Heart (Freeport, Minnesota)


Church of the Sacred Heart (Catholic)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	110 3rd Ave., NE., Freeport, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°39′46″N 94°41′9″W / 45.66278°N 94.68583°W / 45.66278; -94.68583Coordinates: 45°39′46″N 94°41′9″W / 45.66278°N 94.68583°W / 45.66278; -94.68583
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Architect	Parkinson, Albert; Dockendorff, Bernard
Architectural style	Romanesque, Second Gothic Revival, Other
NRHP Reference #	91000906^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1991

The Church of the Sacred Heart at 110 3rd Ave., NE., in Freeport, Minnesota, United States, was built in 1905. It was designed by architects Parkinson & Dockendorff.

History

The parish was founded by a German community and was originally part of a parish in New Munich. The community in Freeport asked the Diocese of St. Cloud for a priest to form their own parish, so Father Simplicius Wimmer arrived in the community. The first church was a wood frame structure built in 1882, measuring 70 feet (21 m) by 36 feet (11 m), with a rectory added in 1890. The parish outgrew this building and built a new one in 1896, which was a brick-veneered building measuring 154 feet (47 m) by 66 feet (20 m) and seating 1000 people. The second building was completed at a cost of $30,000. The original wood building was donated to the parish of St. Rose and moved 5 miles (8.0 km) north.^[2]

The 1896 building was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in 1904. The parish immediately organized a rebuilding effort, and even the priest pitched in. The third building was even larger and more ornate than the second building, with a total construction cost of $115,000 by the time it was finished in 1915. It required 38 boxcar loads of brick for its construction.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

The parish is now part of a cluster with Immaculate Conception in New Munich, Minnesota and St. Rose of Lima in St. Rosa, Minnesota.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Alan K. Lathrop (2003). Churches Of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. University of Minnesota Press. p. 55. ISBN 0816629099.
↑ "Welcome to our Tri-Parish Community".

External links

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Tri-Parish Community of Sacred Heart, Immaculate Conception, and St. Rose of Lima

Diocese of St. Cloud

Bishops	Ordinaries Rupert Seidenbusch John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti Martin Marty James Trobec Joseph Francis Busch Peter William Bartholome George Henry Speltz Jerome Hanus John Francis Kinney Donald Joseph Kettler Auxiliary James Steven Rausch

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary, St. Cloud Parishes Church of the Immaculate Conception, Avon Church of St. Joseph, Browerville Church of the Sacred Heart, Freeport Church of St. Mary, Melrose St. Joseph's Church, Pierz Church of St. Mary Help of Christians, St. Augusta Church of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Church of St. Stephen, St. Stephen Abbey St. John's Abbey, Collegeville Chapel Assumption Chapel

Education	Higher Education College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University High Schools Cathedral High School, St. Cloud Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville

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