Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Luverne, Minnesota)

Holy Trinity Church-Episcopal is a historic Gothic Revival stone church at North Cedar and East Luverne Streets in Luverne, Minnesota, United States.

Holy Trinity Church--Episcopal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Holy Trinity Church from the south-southwest
Location	N. Cedar and E. Luverne Sts., Luverne, Minnesota
Coordinates	43°39′20″N 96°12′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891
Architect	W.E.E. Greene
MPS	Rock County MRA
NRHP reference No.	80002152[1]
Added to NRHP	March 18, 1980

Its first rector, the Rev. C.S. Ware, and Bishop Mahlon Norris Gilbert set its cornerstone on August 19, 1891. The church was completed late that same year, costing $6,000.[2] It was built with Sioux Quartzite from a local quarry.[3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was an active parish of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota until 2016, when the church closed its doors and was offered for sale.[4][5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Rose, Arthur P. (1911). An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota. Pipestone County, Minnesota: Northern History Publishing Company. p. 159.
3. Rock County Historical Society (2014). Images of America: Rock County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 1439642931.
4. Buntjer, Julie (November 11, 2016). "Doors close on historic Luverne church; hope remains for house of worship". Daily Globe. Worthington, Minnesota.
5. Buntjer, Julie (November 15, 2016). "With just 3 parishioners left, historic Minnesota church for sale". Pioneer Press. St. Paul, Minnesota.