The parish of Christ Episcopal Church in

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, United States, was founded in 1858. A wooden building was erected that served the early parish well, but by 1868 it was felt that the growth of the parish made the building of a larger church a necessity. In the autumn of that year work began on the new building, constructed in

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following plans furnished by New York architect

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. * D.C. Hill was contracted to do the basic carpentry work; George H. Davis provided the finished carpentry (seats, columns, tracery, wainscoting; all of butternut finished in oil). * G.A. Carlson carried out the stonework with magnesian limestone from his quarries. * The windows were furnished by a "Mr. Sharpe from New York." The cornerstone was laid June 24, 1869 and the new church was consecrated by Bishop

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on December 19, 1871. (Due to concerns about the foundations, the steeple was not added until 1897.)A History of Christ Church; parish production for the 150th anniversary, 2008; 9. The church is now a contributing property to the Red Wing Mall Historic District, which is listed on the

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Christ Episcopal Church (Red Wing, MN)
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