Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage

Historic church in Minnesota, United States

United States historic place


Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage from the south
44°19′13″N 92°54′9″W / 44.32028°N 92.90250°W / 44.32028; -92.90250
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1861
Architectural style	Corn-belt cube
MPS	Rural Goodhue County MRA
NRHP reference No.	80002049^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 12, 1980

Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage is a historic church parsonage at Kenyon in Wanamingo Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota. The building is located on the north side of Goodhue County Highway 8. The building was added to the National Register in 1980.^[2]^[3]

The house was built circa 1861 as the parsonage for Holden Lutheran Church. With successive enlargements and alterations, it was the residence of Reverend Bernt Julius Muus, who served as the first resident pastor of the congregation until 1899. In 1869, Rev. Muus founded the Holden Academy in the parsonage as an institution of higher religious education. He served as principal of the academy until 1874. The distance from a rail line compelled him to encourage the founding of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Rev. Muus was also bishop of the Minnesota District of the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America which he served until shortly before his death in 1900.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Zuckerman, B. Michael (August 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Holden Church Parsonage" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-04-02. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Holden Lutheran. Kenyon. Goodhue County. Minnesota". Locating Lutheranism. 30 July 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
^ "About Us/History". Holden Lutheran Church. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
^ "Bernt Julius Muus: Founder of St. Olaf College". The Norwegian-American Historical Association. Retrieved January 20, 2016.