Original Church and School

The original St. John's Church

Picture courtesy of Greg Cosimini The original St. John's Church (highlighted) from the booklet "Picturesque Dayton's Bluff" published in 1909 by the Dayton's Bluff Commercial Club. Note that church number 4 is the original Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the only other Catholic church in Dayton's Bluff, both then and now. At that time it was a German speaking national parish while St. John's, located only two blocks to the east, was an English speaking territorial parish.

Closeup views of the original St. John's Church taken from the two photos above.

From the St. John's 100th Anniversary Booklet The inside of the original St. John's Church.

The original St. John's School

Post card courtesy of Greg Cosimini The original St. John's Church and School as pictured on a postcard postmarked 1909. The Church was dedicated on December 19, 1886. The School was dedicated several years later on January 15, 1890.

St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press photo from Minnesota Historical Society. Used with permission. This is a 1923 photo of the original school building. Note the additon of fire escapes since 1909. The new (and current) Church, which been built can be seen on the right. This school was replaced by the current building in 1932.