Church of St. Mary (Melrose, Minnesota)

Church of St. Boniface
Location 203 S. 5th Ave. East, Melrose, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°40′21″N 94°48′27″W / 45.67250°N 94.80750°WCoordinates: 45°40′21″N 94°48′27″W / 45.67250°N 94.80750°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1899
Architect George Bergmann; Richmond, E.D.
Architectural style Romanesque
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 93001234[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1993

The Church of St. Mary, formerly the Church of St. Boniface, is a historic church building at 203 S. 5th Ave. East in Melrose, Minnesota, United States. The parish was founded in 1878 by German immigrants, six years after a nearby parish, St. Patrick's, was founded by Irish immigrants. The first building was a wood-frame structure, built in 1879 at a cost of $3,000. In 1882, they established a Catholic school and a convent. The current building was dedicated in 1898 and built for $50,000. The old building became a school, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1910.[2] The building was added to the National Register in 1993.

In 1958 the bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud decided that St. Boniface and St. Patrick would merge into a new parish named St. Mary's. St. Patrick's parish was outgrowing its space and was looking for new room. In 1970, the St. Patrick's church building was demolished. The church is now part of a four-parish cluster with parishes in Meire Grove, Greenwald, and Spring Hill.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Church of St. Mary, Melrose, Minnesota: History". Retrieved 2013-01-24.

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