title: Church of the Redeemer (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)
text: # Church of the Redeemer (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)
  
  The Church of the Redeemer is a historic Episcopal church located at 123 Third Street North in Cannon Falls in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The building was built with limestone and wood in 1867.
  
  Episcopal families started meeting in private homes for about eight years before they decided to build a church. The minister traveled from Hastings, by foot or by horseback, for about 18 miles (29 km). In 1866, the congregation decided to build a church. Christopher Doner drew up the plans, while Lester Bancroft did the masonry. The stone was Platteville Limestone quarried from a farm north of Cannon Falls. Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple laid the cornerstone on June 28, 1866. When the church was complete, at a cost of about $3500, Bishop Whipple returned on May 1, 1867, to consecrate the church.
  
  On February 12, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Exterior in 2006, covered in ivy
  * Exterior in 2008, after restoration work
  * The altar and central stained glass window
  * Church of the Redeemer in 2018.
  