The photo of the two-story wooden building housing the dining hall of the Baptist Assembly Grounds in Mound includes other buildings and the water tower.
This view from the lake shows the steep path and staircase from the Baptist Assembly Grounds on the top of the hill down to their dock and boats on Cooks Bay. The Buena Vista Hotel can be seen in the background.
Tipi-Wakan Christian Club's three-story gambrel-roofed building has two-story columns at its entrance, with a screened porch on the first floor, and decks on the second and third floors. The building was originally built by the Great Northern Railroad and managed by James and Amanda Woolnough as the Maple Heights Inn. In the 1920s it was sold, renamed Tipi-Waken, and used as a Christian-affiliated clubhouse offering meeting space and retreat opportunities. The building was razed in 1964.
This view from the end of the dock faces the stone wall and steps built along the shoreline of the Methodist Young People's Lakeside Assembly Association grounds, with two men in the foreground viewing the lake, several buildings in the background nestled in the trees. It was located on the border between Woodland and Minnetonka. Message from resident to her mother that her room is upstairs in a cottage with the front screened in.
Caption on the back reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hoimyr, who lived in Bandon Township. She was a sister of Pastor N.P. Xavier, who served Ft. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran Church from 1876 to 1891. Mr. Hoimyr was "klokker" in the church (assistant pastor) and taught Norwegian religious school. The Hoimyr's had one daughter, Palm, wife of George Olson of Franklin." Nils Xavier was a Sami pastor.
The Lutheran Church in Sabin, Minnesota. Short trees and a fence are in front of the church. The church has a tall spire on the right side and shorter spire on the left.
The Fordenskjold Lutheran Church in Tordenskvold Township. Two tall trees without leaves stand in front of the church. The church has a tall steeple with many windows.
A view of the altar in the Hammar Church in Rothsay, Minnesota. A large painting of Jesus walking on water saving a drowning man dominates the wall behind the altar. A kneeling rail runs around the alter. To the right is a lectern and a piano. A chandelier hangs to the left. Pews can be seen in the foreground.
A view of the altar in a church in Underwood. A kneeling rail surrounds the altar. A pulpit is to the right of the altar, and a piano to the left. Pews are in the foreground.
The Congregational Church in Fergus Falls. The church has a tall spire on the left hand side. The street in front of the church is line with leafless trees.
Exterior view of St. Anthony de Padua Roman Catholic church in Ely. It was located across Camp Street from the location of the current church. The original church was razed, but the bells were saved and moved to the new church.
Exterior view of St. Anthony de Padua Roman Catholic church in Ely. The building opened in 1958 and is third Roman Catholic church in Ely and the second church built on this site.
Exterior view of First Presbyerian Church in Ely. This brick edifice replaced a frame building in 1924 with the new church dedicated in January of 1925.
Exterior view of Suomi Synod Lutheran Church. This church was founded following a schism in the original Lutheran church group in 1902. Called the "basement church", the sanctuary and upper level were not completed until 1941.
The front of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is on Groveland Avenue. The main entrance is in the center beneath the bell tower, with the sanctuary on the right. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
The Nicollet side of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, originally housed offices, classrooms and a meeting hall. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
Trees and shrubs are a visible part of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as seen from the northeast corner of Groveland and Nicollet Avenues. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
The front of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is on Groveland Avenue. The green space on the north side of Groveland Avenue is now (2014) a parking lot. The fourth Plymouth Congregational Church building is located on Groveland Avenue between Nicollet and LaSalle Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to follow its membership and move further south on Nicollet Avenue was inevitable but controversial. The building committee, led by Joseph Kingman, selected the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. The style is English Rural Gothic inspired by the Congregational Church of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The exterior is constructed of seam-faced granite from a quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The interior features wooden trusses and oak paneling.
Several churches in Nicollet, Minnesota, are shown on this postcard. Trinity Lutheran Church is in the upper left corner. The Friedens Church is in the foreground in the upper right corner. To its left is the Methodist or Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. The one in the distance is the Lutheran Church. The Church of St. Paul is shown in the lower right corner of this postcard.
The Trinity Lutheran Church in Nicollet, Minnesota, was also known as the German Lutheran Church. A small portion of the large stable for the horses of the members of the congregation can be seen at the far right on this postcard.
This church stood on the east corner of Norway Avenue and Second Street South. During 1905 and 1906 plans and a pledge campaign resulted in a decision to build the. The cornerstone was laid July 9, 1907, and the first service in the newly completed church was held on January 6, 1908.
The Methodist Episcopal Church sits on First Avenue North in Crosby, Minnesota. It features stained glass windows and a bell tower. A small cottage can be seen behind it.
Wedding picture of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reiten. Mr. Reiten has his best suit with a bow tie, Mrs. Reiten is sitting in her wedding dress with veil and a bouquet of flowers in her lap.
Trinity Lutheran Church still stands today. It is on the northeast corner of Main Street and Hobart. The church has been added to since this picture was taken. The church at this time was at the edge of town with no other buildings around it.
This church was built in 1891. it was used for church services until 1919 when a new church was built in Hendricks, Minnesota. This building was located 1 mile east and one half mile north of Hendricks, Minnesota. It was finally taken down in 1945.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was built on lot 18 of block 3 in Hendricks. It served as a church until 1965 when it was sold and torn down by Glen Johnson and Kenneth Buseth. The church is here with longer grass around it and many newly planted trees on the boulevard.
The Norwegian Lutheran Church is on the left. This church still remains as is but is the Methodist church. The church on the right is Trinity Lutheran Church. It remains today and looks the same.
The Norwegian Lutheran Church, Hendricks, Minnesota, became a spinoff congregation from Singsaas Lutheran Church. This building was First Lutheran Church until they moved to another building in 1963. Today this building is the Grace United Methodist church. When built the church was at the edge of town , only longer grass around it with no other buildings.
Exterior view of St. John's Lutheran Church in Northfield, Minnesota. Text on front of postcard reads "New Norwegian Lutheran Church." Handwritten note on back of postcard reads "Removed from Bessie M. Burnham Scrapbook."
Exterior view of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and Parsonage located in Santiago, Minnesota. The postcard incorrectly identifies the location as in Princeton.
The Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church was bought by the Free Evangelical Church in 1952 and moved one block north of the light plant. It was destroyed by fire on October 31, 1953.
The Catholic Church was located on the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue South and Fourth Street South. It was torn down and a new one was built on the south end of Seventh Avenue South.
Exterior view of the Motherhouse and Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota, 1911, with message to Carl Legar in Madelia, Minnesota, postmarked Mankato.
Exterior view of the Catholic School and Convent in Madison Lake, Minnesota, with message from Martha to Miss J. B. Hoffman, Wabasso, Minnesota, postmarked Eagle Lake, Minnesota
Postcard with composite images of five churches in Mapleton, Minnesota. Message on reverse addressed to Miss Elsie Langfield of Champlin, Minnesota, postmarked Mapleton.
Four churches in Mankato: Swedish Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, Baptist Church, and Methodist Episcopal Church of Mankato. Note to Miss Lulu Bele in Pine City, Minnesota and postmarked Mankato.
Exterior view of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Mankato. Note on reverse reads: 212 Grove, St., Mankato, Minnesota; from Ruth to Miss Effie Johnson of Red Wing, Minnesota.
Exterior view of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Vernon Center with houses and trees. Message from Mary to "Grandma," Mrs. M.B. Woodbury of Barnum, Minnesota.