William R. Marshall

ID: 185
This file appears in: Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church

Governor of Minnesota from 1866 to 1870, founded the Virginia Street congregation, first in 1860 and again in 1873, making this one of the longest-established congregations in the city.

Painter: Carl Gutherz

Date: 1881

Image Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church

By Paul Nelson
Built in 1886, the Swedenborgian Church was designed by Cass Gilbert, the St. Paul architect who later became famous for the Minnesota State Capitol, the Woolworth Building in New York, and the U.S.…