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Vista Lutheran Church is a historic church in Otisco Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1908. The
Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of religion and European heritage. It was nominated for being the best preserved structure symbolizing Waseca County's principal Swedish American settlement.


History

Otisco and
New Richland New Richland is a city in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The city was founded in 1877. The population was 1,203 at the 2010 census. History New Richland was platted in 1877, taking its name from New Richland Township, which was na ...
townships were settled by Scandinavian pioneers in 1856 and 1857. A
wood-frame Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...
church was built on this site in 1868, and replaced in 1908 with this more permanent structure. The church was named for
Vista Hundred A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions. The equivalent term in Swedish is (in Uppland also ...
, a geographical division of
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from which many of the settlers had come.


Description

The interior has stenciling on the walls and the ceiling, and the carved
pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...
sits high above the congregation. The exterior uses red brick and stone.


See also

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List of Lutheran churches This is a list of Lutheran churches that are notable either as congregations or as buildings. Canada * First Lutheran Church (Vancouver) * Redeemer Lutheran Church (Victoria, British Columbia) * Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Toronto) * ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Waseca County, Minnesota This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Waseca County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Waseca County, Minnesota, Unite ...


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{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota 1908 establishments in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Waseca County, Minnesota Gothic Revival church buildings in Minnesota Lutheran churches in Minnesota Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Churches completed in 1908 Swedish-American culture in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Waseca County, Minnesota