Church of St. Joseph-Catholic (Browerville, Minnesota)

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Church of St. Joseph--Catholic
File:Church of St Joseph-Browerville MN.jpg
The Church of St. Joseph from the southeast
Church of St. Joseph-Catholic (Browerville, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Church of St. Joseph-Catholic (Browerville, Minnesota)
Location Main St. between 7th and 8th Sts., Browerville, Minnesota
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Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1907 (1907)
Architect Boehme & Cordella
Architectural style Chicago, Other, Southern German Baroque
NRHP Reference # 85001996[1]
Added to NRHP September 5, 1985

Church of St. Joseph-Catholic (Christ the King Catholic Church) is a historic church on Main Street between 7th and 8th Streets in Browerville, Minnesota. The church was built by Polish immigrants who came to America as part of a migration movement between the American Civil War and World War I. Polish immigrants established their parish churches as the centers of life in their communities and resented outside interference.[2] The Polish community had split from the German congregation in 1895 in a dispute over the financing of a school built in 1890. Construction began on the church in 1907 and was completed in 1909.[3]

The exterior has a 70 feet (21 m)-tall tower, topped with a drum surrounded by eight columns, with an onion dome and cross on the very top. The tower has an emblem of an eagle, a Polish national symbol.[3] It has a Gethsemane rock grotto designed by award-winning sculptor Joseph Kiselewski, and a Black Madonna, a traditional Polish cultural object.[4]

The parish eventually merged with the German parish in 1980, after declining membership. The combined parish was named Christ the King.[3] The building was added to the National Register in 1985.

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