NR Trinity Lutheran Church

Photograph

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

NR Trinity Lutheran Church

Entry/Object ID

103.88i

Description

Original Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. 3 1/4" x 4" black and white photograph of the original Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland, Minn.; a wood structure with gothic arched windows on side, a classic steeple over the front entrance; church members shown standing outside next to the church building. Narrative: "Most of the Lutherans who first settled in the village of New Richland had been members of the Le Sueur River Church. This church was several miles out in the country. It was natural that these God-fearing pioneers should wish for a place for worship in the village. They met and organized a congregation or church society, as it was called. Pastor O. A. Mellby met with this congregation in the fall of 1877 at the home of H. Larson. Services were held in this home ...until the first Lutheran church in the village was built in 1883 at a cost of $2500. It was called Trinity Lutheran. This church served very well for a number of years, but by 1900 it was found necessary to remodel and enlarge it. In 1923 a new church was built at a cost of $45000. This church is the present Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. The old church was sold to the Congregational church body who moved it to the south end of the block where it now stands."

Context

These are partial photograph albums with portraits and narrative regarding the church history of several Waseca County churches, including the New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid; Grace Lutheran Church, Waseca; Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid, Le Sueur River Lutheran Congregation, Norwegian Lutheran Church, First English Lutheran Church, and the North Waseca Lutheran Church.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1883

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

December 17, 2001

Update Date

August 28, 2026