First Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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First Congregational Church
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Location500 8th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°59′6″N93°14′34″W / 44.98500°N 93.24278°W / 44.98500; -93.24278 Coordinates: 44°59′6″N93°14′34″W / 44.98500°N 93.24278°W / 44.98500; -93.24278
Built1886 [1]
Architect Warren H. Hayes
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 79001249 [1] [2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 1979

The First Congregational Church is a historic church building in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, built in 1886. It is constructed of red sandstone in Gothic-Romanesque style, featuring round-arched windows and semi-circular rows of pews. When initially completed the building was in a residential neighborhood surrounded by mansions of prominent citizens and merchants of the time, including Octavius Broughton, Woodbury Fisk, Thomas Andrews, Horatio P. Van Cleve, William McNair, and John Dudley. Over time the neighborhood changed to a more transient population, dominated by students attending the University of Minnesota. [3] 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 Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as the Central Presbyterian Church in Saint Paul. [4]

Hubert Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States, was a member of this congregation.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. 2007-10-12.
  3. "Fifth Street Southeast Historic District". City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  4. "Warren Howard Hayes". Heritage Preservation Commission. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2007-10-12.