Park Region Luther College is a former educational institution in Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

 and/or is the name of the building housing that institution. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. It is now occupied by Hillcrest Lutheran Academy

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy is a private Christian junior high and boarding high school in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Established in 1916, Hillcrest has a strong affiliation with the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America...

, a private Christian

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 junior high

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 and boarding high school

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.

The historic building was constructed in 1901 by the Norwegian Lutheran Synod to house the college. The four-story red brick

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 and sandstone

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 building, located on a hilltop overlooking the city, is in the Romanesque Revival style and was designed by Twin Cities architect

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s Omeyer and Thori, who also designed educational buildings at St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...

, courthouse

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s in Windom

Windom, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,490 people, 1,910 households, and 1,195 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,263.6 people per square mile . There were 2,089 housing units at an average density of 587.9 per square mile...

 and Ada

Ada, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,657 people, 749 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,234.4 people per square mile . There were 835 housing units at an average density of 622.1 per square mile...

, and the E.J. Webber house and Ole Hagen's Autograph Block in Fergus Falls. Its construction, supervised by contractor John Lauritzen, required all of the brick masons available in the area. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1984.

Park Region Luther College operated on the site until 1932, when the synod decided to concentrate its academic efforts on Concordia College

Concordia College, Moorhead

Concordia College is a private liberal arts school located in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and offers bachelors' degrees in the arts and music, as well as a master's degree in education. The college was founded by Norwegian...

 in Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota

Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....

. Three years later, the campus was sold to the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, which operates Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.