On this date in 1843, Father Lucien Galtier celebrates Christmas midnight mass in the Church of St.Peter in Mendota. This 20 foot by 40 foot log structure was located above the bluffs of the Minnesota River and was actually the second church for St. Peter’s parish. According to Fr. Galtier, “a great crowd filled the […]
Architecture
1884-12-25
On this date in 1884, the twelve year-old Temple Court building on the corner of Hennepin and Washington Avenues in Minneapolis is destroyed by fire. Flames broke out on the upper floors of the 1,400 seat Academy of Music. Temperatures were around 20 degrees below that day which made fighting the fire difficult. Water and […]
1858-12-22
On this date in 1858, the Reverend Edward Duffield Neill officiates at the dedication of the first House of Hope Presbyterian Church. Located on Walnut Street between what was then Oak and Pleasant Streets in St. Paul, it was one of the earliest structures built in the city. The church was a small, rectangular, wooden […]
1882-12-19
On this date in 1882, the Como Avenue Congregational Church is organized with twenty-one members. The Reverend Americus Fuller was its first pastor. A little more than four years later on January 9, 1887, the congregation dedicated its church building located at 1037 14th Avenue Southeast, a half block north of Como Avenue in Minneapolis. […]
1873-12-18
On this date in 1873, the Minnesota Boat Club in St. Paul is incorporated. Formed in 1870, the club built its first boathouse on Raspberry Island in 1885. It was the first official athletic organization in the state and immediately occupied a prominent place in St. Paul. By the late 1870s, the club began to […]
