The former St. Stephen's Episcopal Church also known as St. Stephen's Church, is an historic stone Gothic Revival-style Episcopal church building located on the southeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 5th Street in Casselton

Casselton, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,855 people, 702 households, and 509 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,315.5 people per square mile . There were 738 housing units at an average density of 523.4 per square mile...

, North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

. Built in 1886, it was designed by British-born Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...

 architect George Hancock

George Hancock (architect)

George Hancock was an architect active in North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota. He moved to the area in 1882, settling in Fargo, North Dakota with his brother Walter when they were 33 and 17, respectively. After a fire destroyed much of Downtown Fargo in 1893, George and Walter designed around half...

 and built by stonemason Nathaniel McConomy. It was consecrated in August, 1887, and shared ministers with the Old Stone Church (Calvary Episcopal)

Old Stone Church (Buffalo, North Dakota)

The former Old Stone Church, also known as Calvary Episcopal Chapel, is an historic stoneLate Gothic Revival-style Episcopal church building located at 206 North Wilcox Avenue in Buffalo, North Dakota, Built in 1885, it was designed by British architect George Hancock and built by Angus Beaton....

 in Buffalo

Buffalo, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 96 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density was 846.1 people per square mile . There were 105 housing units at an average density of 425.1 per square mile...

 for many years. After the congregation dwindled, the build was sold in 1950 to the Casselton Mennonite Church, which worshiped in it until 2002, when the building was closed again. In 2004, the Mennonite congregation donated the church to the Casselton Heritage Center, Inc., which now operates it as a community center. On December 3, 1992, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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