Bethphage Mission

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Bethphage Mission

| nrhp_type =

| image = Bethphage (Axtell, NE) Zion Chapel from SW 1.JPG

| caption = The chapel in 2013

| nearest_city = Axtell, Nebraska

| coordinates = {{coord|40|29|13|N|99|07|16|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Bethpage Mission|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Nebraska#USA

| built = {{Start date|1913}}

| architect = Olof Z. Cervin

| architecture = Swedish National Romanticism

| added = April 24, 2013

| area = {{convert|40|acre}}

| refnum = 13000199{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

}}

The Bethphage Mission is a historic structure in Axtell, Nebraska. It was established in 1913 for the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church, and it comprises several buildings.{{cite web |title=Bethpage Mission |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000199.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211031247/http://www.nps.gov/nR/feature/places/13000199.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |website=National Park Service |accessdate=May 8, 2019}} Tabor Hall was completed in 1916, followed by Kidron Hall in 1928, Zion Chapel in 1931, and Bethesda Hall in 1951. They were designed in the Swedish National Romantic architectural style, which includes the use of stepped gables. The structure has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 24, 2013.

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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kearney County, Nebraska

Category:Churches completed in 1913

Category:Swedish-American culture in Nebraska

Category:1913 establishments in Nebraska

Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska

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