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The following is the text of the
dedication plaque from our induction into
the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic
Places
June 20, 2001
Christ Church
Lutheran was founded in 1911.
This building designed by world famous
Finnish architect,
Eliel Saarinen, was completed in 1949. Immediately,
the
building received international acclaim as one of the
earliest
examples of modernist design of places of worship.
The education wing
designed by Saarinen's son, Eero, was
completed in 1962. In 1977 the
American Institute of
Architects awarded the worship space the
Twenty-Five
Year Award, an award recognizing buildings of an
enduring
significance. The award stated "Art, science and
faith
achieved a serene harmony in this church whose spirit and
simplicity of form recall the early Christian era."
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