First Lutheran Church (St. Ansgar, Iowa)

	First Lutheran Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	212 N. Main St.; St. Ansgar, Iowa
Coordinates	43°22′48″N 92°55′32″W / 43.38000°N 92.92556°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1868
Built by	Rauk Bros.; Sveidengard Bros.
Architectural style	Vernacular; Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	76000795
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1976

First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar is a historic church located at 212 N. Main Street in St. Ansgar, Iowa, United States. It was added to the National Register in 1976.^[2]

St. Ansgar congregation was organized by pioneer Norwegian-American Lutheran minister Claus Lauritz Clausen in Mitchell County, Iowa on December 4, 1853. In 1856, a log house was built by the congregation for use as a school and church. A stone schoolhouse was built in 1858, which was used for church services until the stone church could be built. In 1864, work was started on the building of the stone church. The new church was completed and dedicated on September 27, 1868. A stone narthex was added to the building in 1941. In 1959, the building of the new First Lutheran Parish Center was started with completion in 1960.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Tracey Stickney-VanHise. "St. Ansgar Centennial History 1853 - 1953". mitchell/stacentennial. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ "Clausen, Claus Lauritz, Rev. 1820-1892". First Lutheran Church Centennial, 1853-1953 booklet. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ "History of First Lutheran Church". First Lutheran Church 150th Anniversary. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

External links[edit]

firstlutheranstansgar.com/First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar website
https://www.facebook.com/First-Lutheran-Church-164244073627190/First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar Facebook Page

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Tracey Stickney-VanHise. "St. Ansgar Centennial History 1853 - 1953". mitchell/stacentennial. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

[3] "Clausen, Claus Lauritz, Rev. 1820-1892". First Lutheran Church Centennial, 1853-1953 booklet. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

[4] "History of First Lutheran Church". First Lutheran Church 150th Anniversary. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

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