The Church of the Most Holy Trinity in

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(an unincorporated community in Wheatland Township, Minnesota) is a Catholic church designed by Clarence H. Johnston, Sr. Johnston designed a large number buildings for state institutions in Minnesota, such as the

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, the

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, the former

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, and many others, but churches were not common in his architectural practice. Veseli was originally settled by

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immigrants and was one of the four largest such communities in Minnesota. The members formerly worshiped at the parish in New Prague until they organized their own church in 1874. The first building was a

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structure built between 1874 and 1878. The present building was built in 1905 and follows an Italian Romanesque style, with some influences of

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as well. It is by , with a tall

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tower on the left rear of the church. The entry has a round

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with an eave above it, giving the appearance of a canopy. Besides the church building, the parish has a school building built in 1916 and a convent and rectory built in 1926.

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Most Holy Trinity Church
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Roman Catholic churches completed in 1905 Churches in Rice County, Minnesota Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Czech-American culture in Minnesota Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Rice County, Minnesota 1874 establishments in Minnesota 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States {{Minnesota-RC-church-stub