Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota)

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]

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Aitkin, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°28′33.7″N 93°36′59.8″W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1897 (1897)
MPS	Aitkin County MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002928[1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1982

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

Church interior

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota

References

1. "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.