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Minnesota Mid-Century Modern Churches (page 2)

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St. Paul's Monastery
Maplewood, MN
St. Paul's Monastery was designed by Val Michelson and completed in 1965. In 2009, the monastery moved to a new church. This property is now occupied by the Harriet Tubman Center East, a domestic violence shelter. [map]

Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Moorhead, MN
Our Savior's Lutheran Church was built in 1957. The original building looked like this. I assume that there was remodeling in the 1960s and possibly later on. [map]

Trinity Lutheran Church
Pelican Rapids, MN
This Trinity Lutheran Church was designed by Lang & Raugland and dedicated in 1954. [map]

St. Rose of Lima Church
Roseville, MN
The St. Rose of Lima Church was built in 1967. [map]

Beth El Synagogue
St. Louis Park, MN
The Beth El Synagogue was dedicated in 1968. [map]

Lutheran Church of the Reformation
St. Louis Park, MN
The Lutheran Church of the Reformation was built in 1958 and updated in 1968. When these photos were taken in 2008, the church was converting its mowed lawn for eco-friendly prairie grass and wildflowers. In 2016, the building was vacant. In 2019, the gray panels had been painted a peachy orange. The building now houses the Wat Promwachirayan Buddhist Temple. [map]

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
St. Paul Park, MN
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church was designed by Ralph Rapson and built in 1969. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Christ Chapel
St. Peter, MN
The Christ Chapel is located at Gustavus Adolphus College. The church was dedicated in 1962. In 1998, a tornado struck the campus and snapped the church's spire. It was rebuilt. For more, see this website.

United Methodist Church
Thief River Falls, MN
This United Methodist Church appears to be from the 1960s or 1970s. [map]

Zoar Lutheran Church
Tofte, MN
Zoar Lutheran Church appears to be from the 1960s. [map]

Virginia:
First Lutheran Church
Peace United Methodist Church

White Bear Lake:
Community of Grace Lutheran Church

Westminster Presbyterian Church
Worthington, MN
The Westminster Presbyterian Church was designed by Wallace and Burrill Inc. and built from 1959-1961. [map]

First United Methodist Church
Worthington, MN
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Worthington, MN
The First United Methodist is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

St. Mary's Catholic Church was built around 1959. [map]

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