Area 2 ha | NRHP Reference # 79001233 Phone +1 651-437-5546 Added to NRHP 31 December 1979 | |
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Address 8433 239th St E, Hampton, MN 55031, USA Similar Church of the Annunciation, Saint Mary's Church of, Church of St Casimir, Church of Saint Stephen, Church of St Bernard | ||
The Church of Saint Mary's is a 1909 Beaux-Arts Catholic church, located at 8433 239th Street East, New Trier in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The bright red building sits high on a hill overlooking the town, which was settled by German immigrants from Trier. The immigrants began arriving in 1854, and in 1857, they built a log church. In 1864, they built a larger stone church on a hill above the town.
In 1909 the congregation decided to build a new, larger church. George J. Ries of St. Paul, who also designed the Church of St. Agnes, used a Beaux-Arts style for the new church. It is built of red brick and can be seen from miles, being perched on a hilltop. The cornerstone from the old church is installed in the vestibule, and a five-foot tall statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary from 1862 is located in a shrine above the main entrance.
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the German immigrants who almost exclusively populated southeastern Dakota County beginning in 1854.