Church of the Annunciation (Webster Township, Minnesota)

{{short description|Church building in Webster Township, United States of America}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Church of the Annunciation--Catholic

| nrhp_type = nrhp

| image = Church of the Annunciation 2015.jpg

| caption = The Church of the Annunciation from the west-southwest

| location = 4996 Hazelwood Avenue
Hazelwood, Minnesota

| coordinates = {{coord|44|30|55.7|N|93|17|13.5|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Minnesota#USA

| built = {{Start date|1913}}

| architect = John Wheeler

| builder = Joseph Kump

| architecture = American Craftsman

| added = April 6, 1982

| area = less than one acre

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000372|title=Rice County MRA}}

| refnum = 82003033{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Church of the Annunciation is a church in Rice County, Minnesota in Webster Township near Northfield. It was designed by John Wheeler, in the Craftsman style, and has an ornamental corner tower.{{cite book|author=Mary Ann Nord|title=National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota: A Guide|page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalregister0000nord/page/114 114]|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|year=2003|isbn=0873514483|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalregister0000nord/page/114}}{{cite journal |last=Bloomberg |first=Britta |title=Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Annunciation Church of Hazelwood |url={{NRHP url|id=82003033}} |publisher=National Park Service |date=February 1981 |accessdate=2015-05-01}} A study of historic properties in Rice County says that its architecture also includes Shingle Style.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64000372}}|title=Rice County MRA|date=February 3, 1982}} The church was originally opened in 1853, and after a lightning strike burned down the original chapel, the current chapel was built and completed in 1913. It continues to operate to this day.