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Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church

Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church (also known as Lake Auburn Moravian Church) is a historic church on County Highway 11 in Victoria, Minnesota, United States.

The congregation was organized on October 31, 1858, at the house of John Holtmeier. In 1860 a log church was built on land that Holtmeier donated to the congregation. In 1878, a brick church was built near the previous site, at a cost of $2500, with 74 members in the congregation.

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was nominated for being a well-preserved example of rural vernacular religious architecture, marking a transition between the spartan frame designs of Carver County's earliest churches and its elaborate later churches of brick.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Charles S. Bryant (1882). History of the Minnesota Valley: Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota. North Star Publishing Company. p. 379. Laketown Moravian Brethren Church.
  3. ^ Lofstrom, Ted (January 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Laketown Moravian Brethren's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)