The Church of Saint Stephen is a historic Roman Catholic church in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. This neighborhood is where entrepreneurs and businessmen built their mansions in the modern-day Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. The building was built with sandstone, brick, concrete, and copper in 1889–1891.[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival church.[2]

History

The parish was founded in the 1880s to serve a largely Irish immigrant population. As of 2013, St. Stephen's was one of the fastest growing parishes in Minneapolis due to the influx of Latino Catholics into the Twin-cities area.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Koop, Michael (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic)". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Latinos Give Minneapolis Church a New Life", Star Tribune, March 31, 2013

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