Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota)

The Church of the Holy Comforter, built in 1872, is a historic Carpenter Gothic church located on Main Street, in Brownsville, Minnesota, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the United States. It began as an Episcopal church, but later became a Methodist Episcopal church. In the 1940s, it became Emmanuel Lutheran Church. It had been vacant since 1963.[2] On June 2, 1970, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Church of the Holy Comforter-Episcopal
Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota)
Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota) is located in the United States
Church of the Holy Comforter (Brownsville, Minnesota)
LocationMain Street, Brownsville, Minnesota
Coordinates43°41′40″N 91°16′37″W / 43.69444°N 91.27694°W / 43.69444; -91.27694
Built1869
NRHP reference No.70000298[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1970
The interior of the church in 2013

Current use

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The church is not in use but is open by appointment only.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Smith, Thomas J. "The Little Brown Church in the Vale." WELS Historical Institute Journal 9 (1991) Nos. 1-2:13-22. [History of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Brownsville, MN, 1940s-1963, as listed in {http://luthhist.org/bibliography/1991.html Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine]
  3. ^ "Photo Gallery". Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
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