Lake Harnet Methodist Episcopal Church Minneapolis, Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places Data
Lake Harnet Methodist Episcopal Church has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the following information, which has been imported from the National Register database and/or the Nomination Form. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- National Register ID
- 14000217
- Date Listed
- May 19, 2014
- Name
- Lake Harriet Methodist Episcopal Church
- Other Names
- First Church of the Divine Science; Lake Harriet Spiritual Center
- Part of
- N/A (Multiple Property Submission)
- Address
- 4401 Upton Ave., S.
- City/Town
- Minneapolis
- County
- Hennepin
- State
- Minnesota
- Category
- building
- Level of Sig.
- local
- Areas of Sig.
- ARCHITECTURE
Description
Text courtesy of the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Parks Service. Minor transcription errors or changes in formatting may have occurred; please see the Nomination Form PDF for official text. Some information may have become outdated since the property was nominated for the Register.
Completed in 1916, Lake Harriet Methodist Episcopal Church was built during a formative period for both the Linden Hills neighborhood and the City of Minneapolis. The structure contributes to the understanding of the historical and cultural foundations of the area as it is emblematic of he Classical Revival style and City Beautiful movement, both inspired by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. Execution of Lake Harriet Methodist Episcopal Church's style was in context with Minneapolis' desire for classic and grand architecture via its City Beautiful attempts, of which few structures/plans were executed. The building is locally significant and eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C for architecture and Criteria Consideration A for being a religious property, as the church is one of few local extant examples of the Classical Revival architecture built as an ecclesiastical entity. The period of significance is 1916, the year the church was constructed.
