The
former Saint Paul's Episcopal Church is
located at 312 Second Avenue South West
in Rugby, North Dakota. It was placed on
the National Register of Historic Places
on December 3, 1992.
The
church building was dedicated on January
25, 1905, the cornerstone having been laid
in September, 1903. The church is of the
Late Gothic Revival architectural style.
The walls are made of local split fieldstone,
roughly dressed and well laid up in courses.
No particular color dominates, but pinks,
grays, and tans are well represented.
The
ornate stained glass windows of the church
were originally in the Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church at 42nd and Madison Avenue in New
York City, which was dedicated on April
17, 1865. and torn down in 1899. They were
a gift to the parish of this "prairie
mission" by the church in New York
by paying the shipping costs of $40.00.
Interior
arrangement and details continue the liturgically
correct Late Gothic Revival design of the
exterior. An important defining feature
are the four sets of heavy wood cross trusses
and the fine wood ceiling and wainscoting
on the lower part of the walls.
The
church was closed in 1978 and deconsecrated
in 1991. It is now called the Victorian
Dress Museum. A collection of 23 reproduction
- prize winning - Victorian style dress
are displayed with accessories in the building.
Tours can be arranged by calling 701-776-2189.
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