Zion Lutheran Church, 1697 W. Lafond Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Zion Lutheran Church | |
| Address: | 1697 Lafond Avenue W |
| Neighborhood/s: | Hamline-Midway, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1912 |
| Primary Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Secondary Style: | Mission |
| Historic Function: | Religious/Place of worship |
| Current Function: | Religious/Place of worship |
| Builder: | John Peterson |
| Building Permit Number: | 58447 |
Zion Lutheran Church, 1697 W. Lafond Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
(44.960438° N, 93.171833° WLatitude: 44°57′37.577″N
Longitude: 93°10′18.599″W)
(44.960438° N, 93.171833° WLatitude: 44°57′37.577″N
Longitude: 93°10′18.599″W)
This brick church includes a bell tower.
Some significant details include "gabled sanctuary with short gabled transept arms. Wide square corner entrance and bell tower with brick corner towers which extend above the roofline, and are topped by pointed finials. On opposite side of main facade there is a slightly projecting entrance bay. Each of the two main entrances has a wide pointed arched opening with double doors and a stained glass transom with the present name of the church worked in the glass. Brick buttresses between bays on the side walls."
The legal description is "Block 2, Lots 7 & 8, George Brothers Addition"
"Though most of the detailing of this church is Late Gothic Revival style, it has some tile eaves which recall the Mission Revival style. It is a basically intact design."[1]Contents |
History
"This building was built as the Swedish Lutheran Church. It cost $10,000 to construct."
