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Park Region Luther College
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| Location: | 715 W. Vernon Ave., Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
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| Built: | 1901 |
| Architect: | Omeyer & Thori |
| Architectural style: | Romanesque |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 84000241[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 08, 1984 |
Park Region Luther College is a former educational institution in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and/or is the name of the building housing that institution. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now occupied by Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, a private Christian junior high and boarding high school.
The historic building was constructed in 1901 by the Norwegian Lutheran Synod to house the college. The four-story red brick and sandstone building, located on a hilltop overlooking the city, is in the Romanesque Revival style and was designed by Twin Cities architects Omeyer and Thori, who also designed educational buildings at St. Olaf College, courthouses in Windom and Ada, and the E.J. Webber house and Ole Hagen's Autograph Block in Fergus Falls. Its construction, supervised by contractor John Lauritzen, required all of the brick masons available in the area. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1][2]
Park Region Luther College operated on the site until 1932, when the synod decided to concentrate its academic efforts on Concordia College in Moorhead. Three years later, the campus was sold to the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, which operates Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.[2]
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