Wesley United Methodist Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: 101 E. Grant St.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°58′10.6″N 93°16′34″W / 44.969611, -93.27611Coordinates: 44°58′10.6″N 93°16′34″W / 44.969611, -93.27611
Built/Founded: 1891[1]
Architect: Warren H. Hayes
Architectural style(s): Romanesque
Added to NRHP: February 9, 1984
NRHP Reference#: 84001469[2][3]
Governing body: private

The Wesley United Methodist Church (formerly the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church) building was constructed of granite, stone, brick, and sandstone in Richardsonian Romanesque style, featuring round-arched windows and multiple towers. When built, the building was in the residential neighborhood of Loring Park at 101 Grant Street East; it was built during Minneapolis' building boom in the last decade of the 19th century.[4] Architect Warren H. Hayes (1847-1899) was Minneapolis' leading designer of churches in the 19th century, having designed the Calvary Baptist Church, Fowler Methodist Episcopal Church, and the First Congregational Church, as well as the Central Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul.[5] Today, the location is overwhelmed by the neighboring Minneapolis Convention Center.

The church was renamed Wesley United Methodist Church when the Methodist Episcopal Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church merged in 1968.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. Archiplanet. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-12).
  4. ^ Wesley United Methodist Church. City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
  5. ^ Warren Howard Hayes. Heritage Preservation Commission. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  6. ^ Wesley UMC - History - Wesley Church. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.

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