Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church is a rural former place of worship near the Clearwater River in Equality Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota. It served a congregation of Norwegian Americans which organized in 1898 under the name Clearwater Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.[4] Before building the church, they met in homes and log schoolhouses.[5]
Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Nearest city | Oklee, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 47°55′41″N 95°46′27″W / 47.92806°N 95.77417°W |
Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Built by | Aslak and Oscar Nesland[2] |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival[3] |
NRHP reference No. | 99001386[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1999 |
The cornerstone of the church was dedicated in 1911 and the building was completed 1912 but not wired for electricity until 1949.[4] Norwegian was taught in the church school until 1940 and into the 1950s some worship services were entirely in Norwegian.[4] The church closed in 1988 due to declining membership.[5] Together with the adjacent cemetery, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]