Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church

Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church
Location 719 Vermillion Street, Hastings, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°44′18.48″N 92°51′8.11″W / 44.7384667°N 92.8522528°W / 44.7384667; -92.8522528Coordinates: 44°44′18.48″N 92°51′8.11″W / 44.7384667°N 92.8522528°W / 44.7384667; -92.8522528
Built 1862
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, and Italianate[1]
NRHP Reference # 78001531[2]
Added to NRHP June 7, 1978

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]

References

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


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