Christ_Episcopal_Church_(Red_Wing,_Minnesota)
Christ Episcopal Church (Red Wing, Minnesota)
Historic church in Minnesota, United States
The parish of Christ Episcopal Church in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, was founded in 1858. A wooden building was erected that served the early parish well, but by 1868 it was felt that the growth of the parish made the building of a larger church a necessity.
In the autumn of that year work began on the new building, constructed in Gothic Revival style following plans furnished by New York architect Henry C. Dudley.[1]
- D.C. Hill was contracted to do the basic carpentry work; George H. Davis provided the finished carpentry (seats, columns, tracery, wainscoting; all of butternut finished in oil).
- G.A. Carlson carried out the stonework with magnesian limestone from his quarries.
- The windows were furnished by a "Mr. Sharpe from New York."[2]
The cornerstone was laid June 24, 1869 and the new church was consecrated by Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple on December 19, 1871.[3] (Due to concerns about the foundations, the steeple was not added until 1897.)[4]
The church is now a contributing property to the Red Wing Mall Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.