Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church

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Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Hastings, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°44′18.48″N 92°51′8.11″W / 44.7384667, -92.8522528Coordinates: 44°44′18.48″N 92°51′8.11″W / 44.7384667, -92.8522528
Built/Founded: 1862
Architectural style(s): Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, and Italianate[1]
Added to NRHP: June 07, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78001531[2]
Governing body: Private

Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church is a church building located at 719 Vermillion Street in downtown Hastings, Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is significant for its Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, and Italianate architecture. The building exterior is clapboard with a characteristic tower including abat-sons and emphatic eaves supported by corbels. It is the oldest church building in Hastings, originally built in 1862 on 5th Street, it was moved to its present location in 1871; at that time the tower was added.[3] The building is currently used by the Life Tabernacle Pentecostal Church.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-12).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Historic Sites:Hastings. Dakota County Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  4. ^ Churches in Hastings, MN. Superpages. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
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