West Luther Valley Lutheran Church

West Luther Valley Lutheran Church
Nearest city Orfordville, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°36′26″N 89°19′35″W / 42.60722°N 89.32639°W / 42.60722; -89.32639Coordinates: 42°36′26″N 89°19′35″W / 42.60722°N 89.32639°W / 42.60722; -89.32639
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1872 (1872)
NRHP Reference # 80000191[1]
Added to NRHP May 27, 1980

West Luther Valley Lutheran Church is a historic church in Orfordville, Wisconsin. The church is situated southwest of Orfordville on West Church Rd. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The first Norwegian immigrants in southwestern Rock County, then called Rock Prairie, arrived in l839. The Luther Valley congregation was founded in Rock Prairie during 1844, with Pastor Claus Lauritz Clausen as its pastor. Clausen served as Luther Valley pastor until 1851. East Luther Valley Church was erected in 1847-48 as the first Norwegian-American Lutheran congregation in Rock County, Wisconsin. The West Luther Valley Church was constructed as a branch of the East Luther Valley Church, to accommodate members who lived in the western parts of the parish. The present church building was built in 1872. [2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Pastors of Orfordville Lutheran Churchpublisher= Orfordville Lutheran Church" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2016.


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