Faribault in Rice County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Congregational Church of Faribault

National Register of Historic Places

Congressional Church of Faribault Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. Congressional Church of Faribault Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 44° 17.606′ N, 93° 16.37′ W. Marker is in Faribault, Minnesota, in Rice County. It is on 3rd Street Northwest just east of 3rd Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level just to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 3rd Street Northwest, Faribault MN 55021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Rice County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bishop Henry B. Whipple (approx. 0.2 miles away); Farmer Seed & Nursery 1888 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Faribault: Home of the Tilt-A-Whirl (approx. ¼ mile away); Faribault W.P.A. Projects (approx. ¼ mile away); Tilt-A-Whirl (approx. ¼ mile away); Brand Nursery of Faribault (approx. ¼ mile away); Government in Faribault (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Faribault.

Regarding Congregational Church of Faribault. National Register of Historic Places #77000768.

From the National Register nomination:
The roots of the Congregational Church of Faribault date to 1856, when, known as the Evangelical Congregational Church of Faribault, Dr. Charles Jewett and Reverend Lauren Armsby (of New Hampshire) constructed the first religious edifice in Rice County, Minnesota, at the site of the town of Faribault. This first church prospered and soon divided into two groups known as the Plymouth Church (responsible for construction of the present building in 1867) and the First Congregational Church. In 1874, the two congregations
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. Congregational Church of Faribault Marker
(marker is mounted just to the right of the front entrance)
again merged to occupy the Plymouth Church building and became known as The Congregational Church of Faribault.
The church building is significant both as the religious center for the county's oldest congregation, and also for its architectural merit. The architecture of the building is typical nineteenth century and has been copied from Congregational Churches of New England. The one difference is the steeple is on the corner of the building rather than in the middle front. The building has survived with almost total exterior integrity and is in an excellent state of preservation. The church is an excellent example of ecclesiastical architectural design in post-Civil War Minnesota.

Also see . . . Congregational Church of Faribault.

Congregational Church of Faribault (also known as the Plymouth Church) was built in 1867 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Architect: Monroe Sheire; Rice & Daniels
Architectural style: Romanesque

(Submitted on December 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Congregational Church of Faribault (<i>dates</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

3. Congregational Church of Faribault (dates)

(mounted near northwest corner of church •
facing 3rd Avenue Northwest)Church founded • June 1, 1856
Church bell installed • Aug. 1857
This building erected • 1867
National Register • 1977

Congregational Church of Faribault (<i>north/front entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

4. Congregational Church of Faribault (north/front entrance)

Congregational Church of Faribault<br>(<i>north elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

5. Congregational Church of Faribault
(north elevation)

Congregational Church of Faribault (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

6. Congregational Church of Faribault (northwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.