Norwood Methodist Episcopal Church


Norwood Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Norwood Methodist Episcopal Church from the south
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Location	224 Hill Street, Norwood, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°46′13.5″N 93°55′41″W / 44.770417°N 93.92806°W / 44.770417; -93.92806Coordinates: 44°46′13.5″N 93°55′41″W / 44.770417°N 93.92806°W / 44.770417; -93.92806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1876 (1876)
Architect	James Slocum, Jr.
MPS	Carver County MRA
NRHP Reference #	80001978^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 1980

Norwood Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as the Church in the Maples, is a historic church in Norwood Young America, Minnesota, United States. The building is in the Romanesque style, which was popular for public buildings in Minnesota but uncommon in Carver County. It has semicircular door and window openings, a wheel window in the belfry, quatrefoil window sash decorations, and broad and smooth walls.^[2]^:71

It was built in 1876 and was added to the National Register in 1980. It was listed for its distinctive architectural embellishments and connection to town founder James Slocum, Jr., who financed and built it.^[3]

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Carver County MRA" (PDF).
↑ Spaeth, Lynn VanBrocklin (February 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Norwood United Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

External links

Church in the Maples

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota

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