Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage

Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage is a historic church parsonage at Kenyon in Wanamingo Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota. The building is located on the north side of Goodhue County Highway 8. The building was added to the National Register in 1980.[2][3]

Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage
Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage from the south
Nearest cityKenyon, Minnesota
Coordinates44°19′13″N 92°54′9″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1861
Architectural styleCorn-belt cube
MPSRural Goodhue County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002049[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1980

The house was built circa 1861 as the parsonage for Holden Lutheran Church. With successive enlargements and alterations, it was the residence of Reverend Bernt Julius Muus, who served as the first resident pastor of the congregation until 1899. In 1869, Rev. Muus founded the Holden Academy in the parsonage as an institution of higher religious education. He served as principal of the academy until 1874. The distance from a rail line compelled him to encourage the founding of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Rev. Muus was also bishop of the Minnesota District of the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America which he served until shortly before his death in 1900.[4][5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Zuckerman, B. Michael (August 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Holden Church Parsonage" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-04-02. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Holden Lutheran. Kenyon. Goodhue County. Minnesota". Locating Lutheranism. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. "About Us/History". Holden Lutheran Church. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. "Bernt Julius Muus: Founder of St. Olaf College". The Norwegian-American Historical Association. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  • Shaw, Joseph M. (1999) Bernt Julius Muus: Founder of St. Olaf College (Norwegian-American Historical Association) ISBN 0-87732-088-8
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