Co. Hwy. 13, Shakopee, Minnesota. County/parish: Scott.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 17, 1980. NRIS 80002173.
4 contributing buildings.St. Mary's Church of the Purification is a historic Roman Catholic church complex in Marystown, Minnesota, United States. The oldest surviving buildings consist of a Romanesque Revival church constructed 1882–1883 and a rectory built in 1910. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion. It was nominated for representing the Roman Catholic church properties around which many German American settlements grew in rural Scott County, Minnesota. At the time of its National Register nomination, the complex also included an 1893 school and 1921 convent. The school was demolished in 1990 and the convent moved elsewhere to serve as a private home.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93200963