| Cordelia Lutheran Church | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
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| Location: | of the jct. of Genesee-Troy and Danielson Rds Latah County, Idaho |
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| Area: | 432 / 40 (ft2 / m2) |
| Built/Founded: | 1883 |
| Architect: | Peter Carlson |
| Added to NRHP: | August 31, 1995 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 95001058 [1] |
Cordelia Lutheran Church was dedicated by Pastor Peter Carlson on December 15, 1883 and is the oldest Lutheran building in the state of Idaho The church was built on property given by Andrew Olson in the Lenville, Idaho area to serve the Swedish Lutheran families in the area. [2] In 1920, the building ceased to be used for regular church services. The building and surrounding 31 acres is currently owned by Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Moscow, Idaho and administered by a non-profit group named Friends of Cordelia. [3] The building is used for picnics, socials and Easter Sunrise service by area residents.
2002
In 1948 money was made available by the daughter of Andrew Olson to restore the building.[4] The structure has undergone several additional major renovations, most recently in 1996 and 2001. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [5] The site is located south of the junction of the Genesee-Troy Road and Danielson Road to the southeast of Moscow, Idaho in Latah County. There is a small cemetery beside the church.[6]
External links
Notes
- ^ Idaho – Latah County. National Register of Historical Places. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
- ^ Lass, Larry. "History of Emmanuel Lutheran Church", Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Moscow, ID), 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ Lass, Larry. "Cordelia Lutheran Church", Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Moscow, ID), 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ Otness, Lillian Woodworth (1983). A Great good country: a guide to historic Moscow and Latah County, Idaho. Moscow, ID: Latah County Historical Society, p.165. ISBN 0-914429-10-8.
- ^ Cordelia Lutheran Church (1995). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Department of the Interior (1992). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
