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{{short description|Historic church in Minnesota, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Church of Saint Stephen
| name = Church of Saint Stephen
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| image = Church of Saint Stephen from Washburn Fair Oaks Park.jpg
| image = Church of St Stephen.jpg
| caption = Church of Saint Stephen as seen from Washburn Fair Oaks Park
| caption = The Church of Saint Stephen from the southwest
| alt = Massive brownstone church with a tall corner steeple
| location = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| location = 2211 Clinton Avenue S., [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
| lat_degrees = 44
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|57|38.5|N|93|16|16|W|display=inline,title}}
| lat_minutes = 57
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| locmapin = Minnesota#USA
| lat_seconds = 38.2
| lat_direction = N
| long_degrees = 93
| long_minutes = 16
| long_seconds = 15.8
| long_direction = W
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| locmapin = Minnesota
| built = 1889–91<ref name=nris />
| built = 1889–91<ref name=nris />
| architect = [[Frederick Corser|Frederick G. Corser]]; et al.
| architect = [[Frederick Corser]], et al.
| architecture = [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]
| architecture = [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]
| area = less than one acre
| area = less than one acre
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 91001058<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| refnum = 91001058<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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The '''Church of Saint Stephen''' is a historic [[Roman Catholic]] church located at 2211 Clinton Avenue South, in the [[Whittier, Minneapolis|Whittier]] neighborhood of [[Minneapolis]] in the [[United States|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.<ref name=nris />
The '''Church of Saint Stephen''' is a historic [[Roman Catholic]] church in the [[Whittier, Minneapolis|Whittier]] neighborhood of [[Minneapolis]] in the [[United States|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.<ref name=nris />

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It was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris"/> It is considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a [[Richardsonian Romanesque]]/[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]] church.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Koop |first=Michael |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic) |url={{NRHP url|id=91001058}} |publisher=National Park Service |date=January 1990 |accessdate=2015-02-06}}</ref>


==History==
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It was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris"/> It was considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a [[Richardsonian Romanesque]]/[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]] church.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Koop |first=Michael |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic) |url={{NRHP url|id=91001058}} |publisher=National Park Service |date=January 1990 |accessdate=2015-02-06}}</ref>
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.<ref>"Latinos Give Minneapolis Church a New Life", ''Star Tribune'', March 31, 2013</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.ss-mpls.org|title=Church of St. Stephen|accessdate=2012-12-26}}
* [https://www.ststephenscatholic.org/ Church of Saint Stephen]


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{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota}}
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis}}
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis}}
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}


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[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States]]
[[Category:Churches in Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1891]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1891]]
[[Category:Romanesque Revival churches in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Romanesque Revival church buildings in Minnesota]]




Revision as of 04:14, 6 August 2023

Church of Saint Stephen
Massive brownstone church with a tall corner steeple
The Church of Saint Stephen from the southwest
Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is located in the United States
Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Standort2211 Clinton Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′38.5″N 93°16′16″W / 44.960694°N 93.27111°W / 44.960694; -93.27111
Arealess than one acre
Built1889–91[1]
ArchitectFrederick Corser, et al.
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.91001058[1]

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Koop, Michael (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic)". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Latinos Give Minneapolis Church a New Life", Star Tribune, March 31, 2013


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