NFS Form 10-900 OMBNo. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/3172012) r!V United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places JUL 082010 Registration Form NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PUCES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and district!. &ee IrtslliMiUi it> in National nogicter PL etin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property_____________________________________________________ historic name St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church___________________________ other names/site number _______________________________________________ 2. Location street & number 33022 U.S. Highway 75 not for publication N/A city or town Almond Township X Vicinity Clinton state Minnesota code MN county Big Stone code 011 zip code 56225 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: national statewide X local >u*. -Signature of certifying official/Title Britta L. Bloomberg, Deputy State Historic I rvation Officer, MN Historical Society State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property _ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification hereby ceBtify that this property is: [entered in the National Register _ determined eligible for the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register ler (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) St.Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Big Stone County, Minnesota Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Check only one box.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing private building(s) 1 buildings public - Local district district public - State site 1 site public - Federal structure structure object object 2 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register N/A N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) RELIGION/religious facility RELIGION/religious facility 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE VICTORIAN/Gothic foundation: Stone walls: Wood roof: Asphalt Shingle other: United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) St.Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Big Stone County, Minnesota Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance of the property. Explain contributing and noncontributing resources if necessary. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, setting, size, and significant features.) Summary Paragraph St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church is a white-painted wood frame structure of Late Victorian/Gothic design, located in Big Stone County in the western border of Minnesota. The nomination comprises two contributing resources, the church and cemetery which are sited on a two acre parcel two miles south of Clinton and nine miles north of Ortonville. The address is 33022 U.S. Highway 75. The church property is surrounded by an agricultural landscape. The main body of the church was built in 1896 and measures 46 by 30 feet. There is a 1911 addition on the north side of the church that measures 30 by 20 feet. The church demonstrates a high level of historic integrity. The church and cemetery are located within a fenced area measuring 210 feet on the north and south sides, and 335 feet on the east and west sides. The cemetery area is east and south of the church. The inside perimeter of the fenced area is lined with evergreen and cottonwood trees. The front entrance of the church faces west toward U.S. Highway 75. Narrative Description United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form N PS Form 10-900 0MB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) St.Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Big Stone County, Minnesota Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions.) for National Register listing.) ETHNIC HERITAGE/EUROPEAN Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our RELIGION history. B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high Period of Significance artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack 1896-1957 individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates 1896, 1911 Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Significant Person Property is: (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.) A Owned by a religious institution or used for religious N/A_____________________________ purposes. B removed from its original location. Cultural Affiliation C a birthplace or grave. N/A___________________________ D a cemetery. Architect/Builder E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. Mr. Wallin of Belgrade and congregation members F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years. Period of Significance (justification) The Period of Significance begins in 1896 with the construction of the church and the establishment of the cemetery. It ends in 1957 when two congregations once split by doctrinal issues reunited. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) St.Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Big Stone County, Minnesota Name of Property County and State Criteria Considerations (explanation, if necessary) The property is and always been used for religious purposes; however, under Criterion Consideration A, its main historic significance demonstrates the Religious and European Ethnic Heritage of the Norwegian settlers in the area. The church serves as the focal point around which the issue of what it meant to be a Norwegian-American Lutheran was debated. Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance and applicable criteria.) St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Almond Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places Under Criterion A, with Areas of Significance being Ethnic Heritage and Religion. The property meets National Register Criteria Consideration A in that it is locally significant for the important role it played in the ethnic and religious history associated with the Norwegian-Americans who lived in the area. The church represents the activities of the area residents to maintain an ethnic heritage through language retention, worship, education, and a variety of church sponsored social activities. St. Pauli Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church was the religious and community focus for the Norwegian families from the construction of the church in 1896 to its reunification with a neighboring congregation in 1957. The property also relates to the statewide historic context, "Railroads and Agricultural Development, 1870-1940." Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance.) Developmental history/additional historic context information (if appropriate) 9. Major Bibliographical References__________________ Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing