St. Rose is on the National Register! Print E-mail

We are happy to announce that St. Rose was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  This is a major milestone for the Friends of St. Rose after years of anticipation.

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Saving the Spire Print E-mail

img_8762_sml One of the most challenging preservation tasks we've faced is the spire restoration at St. Rose. Thanks to our great volunteers, we re-shingled the octagonal spire. Soaring heights were too daunting to reach with scaffolding this time. We rented a lift truck and fortunately experienced ideal weather during the month of July which allowed this project to be completed safely.  Click here to view pictures taken during the project.

 
Parking Lot Expansion Print E-mail

2011 Parking Lot (3) One of the biggest safety concerns we've faced over the years has been to provide enough off street parking for events held at St. Rose.  The section of land that surrounds St. Rose to the south and to the east has been in the Devlin family ever since it was purchased from the government in the mid 1800's.  Alan Knobel is a descendant of this family and graciously donated enough additional land in 2006 to the Friends of St. Rose to alleviate this need.  We were not able to complete this project before Alan passed away but believe he knows that we followed through on this gift.  Click on this picture to see the incredible amount of volunteer assistance we received to remove the trees and finish the parking lot expansion.

 
Friends of St. Rose, Inc. Awarded Grant Print E-mail

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Friends of St. Rose is happy to announce that we are the recipients of a Minnesota Historical & Cultural Grant made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  This grant was approved by the Minnesota Historical Society’s Executive Committee on October 27, 2011, and will support our National Register Nomination project.

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Bell Tower Restoration Print E-mail

2011 Bell Tower (196) Bell tower restoration has been a major task facing us ever since we began preserving St. Rose.  Thanks to the support and engineering of dedicated volunteers we are proud to have this restoration completed.  This project began in 2010 with the restoration of the lattice and louvers.  Scaffolding was gradually erected to six towers high during the summer of 2011 reaching heights of over 40 feet above the ground.  The 2011 Bell Tower Restoration Photo Gallery reveals the engineering it took to build this structure over several month's time which was initially used last spring during the tuck-pointing project.  Great attention to detail and researching old photographs was required to restore the bell tower back to its majestic past.

 
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