St. Mary's Church - Melrose, Minnesota
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msrubble
N 45° 40.349 W 094° 48.458
15T E 359207 N 5059248
Catholic church in Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WM9DHK
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2010
Views: 2
The first Catholic parish in Melrose was St. Patrick's, formed in 1872. Six years later St. Boniface parish was established for German Catholics. The present St. Mary's church was the second church built by St. Boniface parish, replacing a wood frame structure. It was built and dedicated in 1898. St. Patrick's and St. Boniface's merged in 1958, and the newly formed parish was called St. Mary's.
This church building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The northern steeple is a survey mark ("benchmark") in the NGS database, as is the northernmost granite post at the foot of the steps.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1872
Date of building construction: 01/01/1898
Dominant Architectural Style: Victorian
Archdiocese: St. Paul and Minneapolis
Diocese: St. Cloud
Address/Location:
211 S. 5th Ave E
Melrose, MN United States
56352-1427
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
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