Collegeville in Stearns County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
St. John's Abbey and University Old Church and Quadrangle

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2014
1. St. John's Abbey and University Old Church and Quadrangle NRHP Marker
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is listed in 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 • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 45° 34.805′ N, 94° 23.587′ W. Marker is in Collegeville, Minnesota, in Stearns County. It can be reached from Abbey Plaza. The Old Church is immediately west of the Abbey Church, at the south end of Abbey Road, on the St. John's Abbey and University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville MN 56321, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint John's Abbey and University (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John's Abbey and University (approx. half a mile away); St. Joseph Blockhouse (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Walburg Hall (approx. 3.7 miles away); Charles Lindberghs Minnesota Roots (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Benedictines in Minnesota (approx. 4.6 miles away); Quarry Derrick (approx. 7.9 miles away); Fata Morgana (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collegeville.
Also see . . .
1. College of St. Benedict and St. John's University. Website homepage (Submitted on October 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. St. John's Abbey. Website homepage (Submitted on October 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
