Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kimballton, IA (2)
**Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 91001462, date listed 10/3/1991
W. Second St., E. side
Kimballton, IA (Audubon County)
The Immanuel Lutheran Church is situated on a large open lot on a gradual hillslope overlooking the east half of the town of Kimballton which sits at the base of the slope below the church. The church is situated so that it can be seen from a distance in the rural hinterlands surrounding the town. The hill rises gradually to the west of the church, with the town cemetery situated at the hilltop. The church and a parsonage built in the 1950s are the only two buildings on this large lot.
The Immanuel Danish Evangelical Church is locally significant under National Register Criterion A within the multiple property historic context of Danish Immigrant Settlement, 1865-1924: Religious Culture for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894 and for its influence upon the growth and development of the Danish community of Kimballton.
The period of significance for this property begins with the construction of the church building in 1904 and closes with 1924, the end date of the period of significance of the Danish immigrant settlement in Shelby and Audubon counties. During that period, this church served as the predominant Grundtvigian church in the two county area and was influential in the development of Kimballton in the early 1900s-1910s. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kimballton, IA (2)
**Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 91001462, date listed 10/3/1991
W. Second St., E. side
Kimballton, IA (Audubon County)
The Immanuel Lutheran Church is situated on a large open lot on a gradual hillslope overlooking the east half of the town of Kimballton which sits at the base of the slope below the church. The church is situated so that it can be seen from a distance in the rural hinterlands surrounding the town. The hill rises gradually to the west of the church, with the town cemetery situated at the hilltop. The church and a parsonage built in the 1950s are the only two buildings on this large lot.
The Immanuel Danish Evangelical Church is locally significant under National Register Criterion A within the multiple property historic context of Danish Immigrant Settlement, 1865-1924: Religious Culture for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894 and for its influence upon the growth and development of the Danish community of Kimballton.
The period of significance for this property begins with the construction of the church building in 1904 and closes with 1924, the end date of the period of significance of the Danish immigrant settlement in Shelby and Audubon counties. During that period, this church served as the predominant Grundtvigian church in the two county area and was influential in the development of Kimballton in the early 1900s-1910s. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...