Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Crookston, Minnesota)
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
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Andrew H. Cozzens | |
Rector | Very Rev. Joseph Richards |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
Location | N. Ash St. at 2nd Ave. |
Coordinates | 47°46′27″N 96°36′15″W / 47.77417°N 96.60417°W |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Bert Keck |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 98001219 |
Added to NRHP | October 1, 1998[1] |
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Crookston.
1990 cathedral
The present Cathedral was dedicated September 25, 1990[2] and is designed in the modern style. Prominent within the cathedral is the magnificent organ which is Opus 2132 of the Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence, Kansas. It is a two-manual, 31-rank instrument that contains approximately 1789 pipes.[3] The cathedral's west bell tower features a shrine to the Holy Family. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel located in the southwest corner of the church, houses the cathedral's Tabernacle, as well as the cathedral's reliquary, and shrine to Our Lady of Guadeloupe.[2]
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View up the nave toward the chancel
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Pipe organ
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Cathedra (bishop's seat)
1912 cathedral
It replaced the previous cathedral of the same name which had been built in 1912 at the intersection of North Ash Street and Second Avenue.[4]
The earlier Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is unusual for having three
After the Diocese dedicated the new cathedral, it transferred ownership of the former structure to a homeless shelter which used the rectory for additional space. The shelter removed the
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Tour the 1990 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "Reuter Organ Opus List, by State" (PDF). Reuter Organ. p. 19. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ a b c "The Gothic Cathedral". Prairie Skyline Foundation. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
External links
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