nrhp # 91001462- Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church on W. Second Street in Kimballton, in Audubon County, Iowa. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register in 1991.[1] Four years later it was included as a contributing property in the Kimballton West 2nd – West 3rd Street Residential District.

Located on a hill overlooking the east side of Kimballton, it is among the best-preserved historic Danish churches in Audubon and adjacent Shelby counties. It was deemed significant "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. Furthermore, this property is the best representation of that historic synod in the Kimballton community and the two county area." In the worldwide split of the Danish church, this is the main local church that followed the teachings of Bishop N. F. S. Grundtvig and is the only surviving "Grundtvigian" one.

A Christ-like statue on the altar is a copy of the one in Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark, sculpted by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

The church was designed and built by two craftsmen from West Denmark, Wisconsin, Niels Hansen and Jens Rasmussen, who had built a Grundtvigian church there (which burned in the 1930s, though historic photographs survive). They were brought to Kimballton by the pastor Jens Gregersen, who had come from West Denmark. Hansen drew plans for the church similar to the design of the West Denmark church, and Rasmussen created interior features such as the pulpit, the altar, and the communion railing.

The 1898-built Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, a mile or two away from Kimballton, also NRHP-listed, is a church that was on the other side of the split.

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nrhp # 91001462- Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church on W. Second Street in Kimballton, in Audubon County, Iowa. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register in 1991.[1] Four years later it was included as a contributing property in the Kimballton West 2nd – West 3rd Street Residential District.

Located on a hill overlooking the east side of Kimballton, it is among the best-preserved historic Danish churches in Audubon and adjacent Shelby counties. It was deemed significant "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. Furthermore, this property is the best representation of that historic synod in the Kimballton community and the two county area." In the worldwide split of the Danish church, this is the main local church that followed the teachings of Bishop N. F. S. Grundtvig and is the only surviving "Grundtvigian" one.

A Christ-like statue on the altar is a copy of the one in Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark, sculpted by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

The church was designed and built by two craftsmen from West Denmark, Wisconsin, Niels Hansen and Jens Rasmussen, who had built a Grundtvigian church there (which burned in the 1930s, though historic photographs survive). They were brought to Kimballton by the pastor Jens Gregersen, who had come from West Denmark. Hansen drew plans for the church similar to the design of the West Denmark church, and Rasmussen created interior features such as the pulpit, the altar, and the communion railing.

The 1898-built Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, a mile or two away from Kimballton, also NRHP-listed, is a church that was on the other side of the split.

from Wikipedia

nrhp # 91001462- Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church on W. Second Street in Kimballton, in Audubon County, Iowa. It was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register in 1991.[1] Four years later it was included as a contributing property in the Kimballton West 2nd – West 3rd Street Residential District.

Located on a hill overlooking the east side of Kimballton, it is among the best-preserved historic Danish churches in Audubon and adjacent Shelby counties. It was deemed significant "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. Furthermore, this property is the best representation of that historic synod in the Kimballton community and the two county area." In the worldwide split of the Danish church, this is the main local church that followed the teachings of Bishop N. F. S. Grundtvig and is the only surviving "Grundtvigian" one.

A Christ-like statue on the altar is a copy of the one in Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark, sculpted by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

The church was designed and built by two craftsmen from West Denmark, Wisconsin, Niels Hansen and Jens Rasmussen, who had built a Grundtvigian church there (which burned in the 1930s, though historic photographs survive). They were brought to Kimballton by the pastor Jens Gregersen, who had come from West Denmark. Hansen drew plans for the church similar to the design of the West Denmark church, and Rasmussen created interior features such as the pulpit, the altar, and the communion railing.

The 1898-built Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, a mile or two away from Kimballton, also NRHP-listed, is a church that was on the other side of the split.

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Kimballton West 2nd – West 3rd Street Residential District

(#95001017)

Roughly W. 2nd St. from Iowa Highway 44 to south of Odense St. and W. 3rd St. from Iowa Highway 44 to Esbeck St.

Kimballton, IA

Residential neighborhood with late 19th & 20th Century homes including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Prairie School, and Craftsman styles.

1. 208 West 2nd Street, Immanuel Lutheran Church Parsonage (noncontributing)

2. 206 West 2nd Street, Inunanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (also NRHP #91001462)

3. 110 West 2nd Street, Hans P. Boldt House and Garage

4. 108 West 2nd Street, Nettie Thompsen House (noncontributing)

5. 106 West 2nd Street, Thor Nelson House

6. 309 West 2nd Street, Chris Christensen House, Garage and

Retaining Wall (noncontributing)

The concrete wall is considered

contributing

7. 307 West 2nd Street, Marius Christensen House and Garage (noncontributing)

8. 305 West 2nd Street, Franklin Jorgensen House and Garage

9. 303 West 2nd Street, Privy and Garage

10. 301 West 2nd Street, Niels A. Hansen House and Garage

11. 207 West 2nd Street, Peter Lykke House and Garage

12. 205 West 2nd Street, H. Niels Nielsen House

13. 203 West 2nd Street, Poul Bjorn House and Birdbath.

14. 201 West 2nd Street, Jens Larsen House

15. (noncontributing)

16. 107 West 2nd Street, Dr. Peter Soe House

17. 105 West 2nd Street, Rasmus Petersen House

18. 103 West 2nd Street (noncontributing)

19. 101 West 2nd Street Jorgen Hartvigsen House (noncontributing) and retaining wall.

20. 101 West 2nd Street, Soren Sorensen House and Retaining Wall

21. 205 West Odense Street, Edward Jensen House

22. 103 South 2nd Street, Matis Nissager/Edward T. Esbeck House, Shed, Grandfather's House, and Birdbath

23. 105 South 2nd Street, H.C.M. Nordby House

24. 107 South 2nd Street, Hans Madsen House, Garage, Planter, and Rock Garden

25. 201 West 2nd Street, Hans C. Hansen House and Garage

26. 203 West 2nd Street, Lars Larsen House and Garage

27. 306 West Esbeck Street, Hans Nissen House, Garage, & Planter

28. 302 West 3rd Street, Christian P. Lauritsen House and Garage

29. 304 West 3rd Street, Andrew Clemmen Christoffersen House

30. 306 West 3rd Street, Donald Madsen House and Garage (noncontributing)

31. 308 West 3rd Street, Peter Madsen House

32. 310 West 3rd Street, George Nielsen/Chris Petersen House and Garage

33. 309 West 3rd Street, Julius Larsen House (noncontributing)

34. 307 West 3rd Street, George J. Nielsen House

35. 305 West 3rd Street, J. Emil Twenstrup House and Garage (noncontributing)

36. 303 West 3rd Street, Carl Carlson/Rasmus Hansen House and Garage

37. 301 West 3rd Street, Martin Henricksen House and Garage

**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 Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church

(#91001462)

Eastern side of W. 2nd St.

Kimballton, IA

Gothic and Queen Anne styled church built by Danish immigrants significant for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894.

Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church

(#91001462)

Eastern side of W. 2nd St.

Kimballton, IA

Gothic and Queen Anne styled church built by Danish immigrants significant for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894.

**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 Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church

(#91001462)

Eastern side of W. 2nd St.

Kimballton, IA

Gothic and Queen Anne styled church built by Danish immigrants significant for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894.

Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church

(#91001462)

Eastern side of W. 2nd St.

Kimballton, IA

Gothic and Queen Anne styled church built by Danish immigrants significant for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894.

206 West 2nd Street, Inunanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (also NRHP #91001462)

Kimballton West 2nd – West 3rd Street Residential District

(#95001017)

Roughly W. 2nd St. from Iowa Highway 44 to south of Odense St. and W. 3rd St. from Iowa Highway 44 to Esbeck St.

Kimballton, IA

Residential neighborhood with late 19th & 20th Century homes including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Prairie School, and Craftsman styles.

Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church

(#91001462)

Eastern side of W. 2nd St.

Kimballton, IA

Gothic and Queen Anne styled church built by Danish immigrants significant for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894.

Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church

(#91001462)

Eastern side of W. 2nd St.

Kimballton, IA

Gothic and Queen Anne styled church built by Danish immigrants significant for its association with the Grundtvigian synod of the Danish Lutheran Church following the historic split within the church in 1894.