Church of the Holy Trinity (Rollingstone, Minnesota)

{{short description|Historic church in Minnesota, United States}}

{{Other places|Church of the Holy Trinity (disambiguation){{!}}Church of the Holy Trinity}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Church of the Holy Trinity--Catholic

| nrhp_type = nrhp

| image = HolyTrinityRollingstoneMN.JPG

| caption = Church of the Holy Trinity from the southeast

| coordinates = {{coord|44|5|52|N|91|49|8|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Minnesota#USA

| location = 83 Main Street, Rollingstone, Minnesota

| area = Less than one acre

| built = 1869, expanded 1893

| architect = Charles Wender (1869), Nicholas Arnoldy (1893)

| architecture = Gothic Revival

| refnum = 84001721{{NRISref|2010a}}

| added = August 9, 1984

}}

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church in Rollingstone, Minnesota, United States, built in 1869 and expanded in 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and exploration/settlement.{{cite web |title=Church of the Holy Trinity (Catholic) |url=http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRDetails.cfm?NPSNum=84001721 |work=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |accessdate=2015-06-23}} It was nominated for its Gothic Revival architecture and central role in the religious, social, and—through its associated parochial school—academic life in a Luxembourg American community.{{cite journal |last=Kudzia |first=Camille |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Holy Trinity Catholic Church |url={{NRHP url|id=84001721}} |publisher=National Park Service |date=February 1984 |accessdate=2015-07-17}}

History

The settlement of Rollingstone was established in 1855 by immigrants from Luxembourg, and by 1861 they had established a wood-frame church and a cemetery. However the community quickly outgrew the original building, so they constructed a new church of local limestone in 1869. At that time the building measured {{convert|35|ft}} wide and {{convert|60|ft}} long.

In 1893 the parish had again outgrown the building, so they built an addition which doubled the seating capacity. The addition also measured {{convert|35|ft}} wide and {{convert|60|ft}}. The new wing also included a transept chancel, measuring {{convert|35|ft}} by {{convert|24|ft}}, which gave the building a cruciform plan.{{cite book |last1=Paprock |first1=John-Brian |author2=Teresa Peneguy Paprock |title=Sacred Sites of Minnesota |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DKUrIf8cz0oC&q=Sacred+Sites+of+Minnesota |accessdate=December 31, 2012 |series=Trails Books guide |year=2004 |publisher=Trails Books |location=Black Earth, Wisconsin |isbn=1931599262 |oclc=54951777 |page=57}}{{cite book |last=Lathrop |first=Alan K. |title=Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |year=2003 |isbn=0816629099 |page=81}}

The interior has been remodeled substantially since the church was built, so almost none of the original interior design remains.