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Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 46°28′33.7″N 93°36′59.8″W / 46.476028°N 93.616611°W / 46.476028; -93.616611
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota) is located in the United States
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota)
Nearest cityAitkin, Minnesota
Coordinates46°28′33.7″N 93°36′59.8″W / 46.476028°N 93.616611°W / 46.476028; -93.616611
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1897 (1897)
MPSAitkin County MRA
NRHP reference No.82002928[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1982

Bethlehem Lutheran Church (also known as Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church) is a historic Lutheran church in Nordland Township, Minnesota, United States. The church was constructed in 1897 by Swedish immigrants. The Gothic Revival building features a square tower topped by a belfry and an octagonal spire. The church's congregation formed in 1891 and was the second of five Swedish Lutheran churches established in the county. Aitkin County received a large influx of Swedish immigrants in the late 1800s, and the church is one of the best-preserved buildings constructed by the immigrant population upon their arrival.[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Church interior

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Haidet, Mark (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church" (PDF). Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved December 25, 2013.