First Presbyterian Church (Mankato, Minnesota)

First Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Hickory and S. Broad Sts., Mankato, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°9′53″N 94°0′7″W / 44.16472°N 94.00194°WCoordinates: 44°9′53″N 94°0′7″W / 44.16472°N 94.00194°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Architect	Hayes, Warren H.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque, Other
MPS	Blue Earth County MRA
NRHP Reference #	80001946[1]
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1980

The First Presbyterian Church at Hickory and S. Broad Sts. in Mankato, Minnesota, is a Richardsonian Romanesque-style church designed by Warren H. Hayes. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

The congregation was founded in 1855, three years after the town of Mankato was first platted. The first church building was a log schoolhouse, and the second building was built in 1865. Construction on the current building started in 1893, with the sanctuary completed in 1896.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "First Presbyterian Church of Mankato: Heritage". Retrieved 2012-12-30.

External links

• First Presbyterian Church of Mankato