Saints Peter and Paul Church (Gilman, Minnesota)

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul—Catholic is a historic church building on State Street in Gilman, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1930 to serve a Polish-American congregation and designed in the Beaux Arts style by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Cordell & Olson.[2] The first church was a log structure in 1872. It was known as the church of St. Wenceslas. Then a new church was built in the 1880s and was a frame structure known as St. Casimir's Church. The old log church was converted into classrooms. A new school building was built in 1909 and is present today. St. Casimir's church was destroyed by fire in 1891. A new and larger frame building was constructed for the new church. This church building stood north of the present brick building. The school building was completed in 1909. Fr. Vincent Wotzka as pastor had a brick rectory built in 1924. It was also designed by Cordelia and Olson. Sometime during these early years, the name of the parish was changed to Saints Peter and Paul. No reason has been found for the change. The church complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul--Catholic
The Church of Sts. Peter and Paul from the west
LocationState St.
Gilman, Minnesota
Coordinates45°44′12″N 93°56′42″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectCordell & Olson
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPSBenton County MRA
NRHP reference No.82002932[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1982

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mark Haidet. "Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Complex". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-31. with photos

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