Holy Trinity Church-Episcopal is a historic

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stone church at North Cedar and East Luverne Streets in

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, United States. Its first rector, the Rev. C.S. Ware, and Bishop Mahlon Norris Gilbert set its cornerstone on August 19, 1891. The church was completed late that same year, costing $6,000. It was built with Sioux Quartzite from a local quarry. The building was added to the

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in 1980. It was an active parish of the

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until 2016, when the church closed its doors and was offered for sale.

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