Vista Lutheran Church

Vista Lutheran Church is a historic church in Otisco Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1908. The Gothic Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of religion and European heritage.[3] It was nominated for being the best preserved structure symbolizing Waseca County's principal Swedish American settlement.[4]

Vista Lutheran Church
Vista Lutheran Church seen from the south
Location15035 275th Avenue,
Otisco Township, Minnesota[1]
Coordinates43°57′26″N 93°27′57.5″W
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1908
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.82000565[2]
Designated November 8, 1982

History

Otisco and New Richland townships were settled by Scandinavian pioneers in 1856 and 1857. A wood-frame church was built on this site in 1868, and replaced in 1908 with this more permanent structure. The church was named for Vista Hundred, a geographical division of Sweden from which many of the settlers had come.[4]

Description

The interior has stenciling on the walls and the ceiling, and the carved pulpit sits high above the congregation. The exterior uses red brick and stone.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Churches". City of New Richland. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Vista Lutheran Church". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  4. Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vista Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. John-Brian Paprock and Teresa Peneguy Paprock (2004). Sacred Sites of Minnesota. Black Earth, Wisconsin: Trails Books. p. 58. ISBN 1-931599-26-2.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. "Historical Sites - Public Buildings - Vista Lutheran Church". Waseca County Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
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