Built 1889–91 Address Morton, MN 56270, USA Area 4 ha Added to NRHP 11 October 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79003717 Opened 1891 Phone +1 507-697-6433 | |
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Location 38378 Reservation Highway 101, Morton, Minnesota Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Lower Sioux Agency, Jackpot Junction, Goldstein Museum of Design, Mall of America, Minnesota Zoo | ||
St. Cornelia's Episcopal Church is a historic church on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation near Morton, Minnesota, United States. It was built 1889–91 for a Dakota congregation returning after years of exile from Minnesota following the Dakota War of 1862. It is also an example of the Episcopal missionary work among Native Americans and fine Gothic Revival church construction under Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple (1822–1901). St. Cornelia's was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was listed for having state-level significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion.
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