Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church

	Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The church pictured in 2011
Location	54206 Mountain Hwy E; Elbe, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	46°45′52.49″N 122°11′39.44″W / 46.7645806°N 122.1942889°WCoordinates: 46°45′52.49″N 122°11′39.44″W / 46.7645806°N 122.1942889°W
Built	1906
Architect	Karl Killian
NRHP reference No.	76001899
Added to NRHP	October 8, 1976

The Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church (also known as the Little White Church of Elbe)^[2] is a small church in Elbe, Washington, United States. The land and lumber which were used to build the church were donated by German immigrants Henry and Clara Lutken. The main building of the church is 24 feet by 18 feet; the steeple rises to 55 feet with an iron cross at the top. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[3]

The church has been listed by sources including Ripley's Believe It or Not! as the world's smallest functional church.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/larry-larue/article26277226.html
^ Filley 1996, p. 14
^ "The Smallest Churches and Chapels", Family Motor Coaching, Family Motor Coach Association, March 2009
^ "America's smallest roadside churches", NBC News, July 10, 2006
^ Get Outta Town: Seattle (Map). [c. 1:500,000]. San Francisco: MadMaps. 2006. § Roadside attractions #14: Evangelische Lutheran Kirche, 54222 Mountain Hwy East, Elbe, Washington. ISBN 193391100X.

Sources[]

Filley, Bette (1996). The Big Fact Book About Mount Rainier, Dunamis House, ISBN 1-880405-06-7.

External links[]

Historic Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church Association

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] ttps://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/larry-larue/article26277226.html

[3] Filley 1996, p. 14

[4] "The Smallest Churches and Chapels", Family Motor Coaching, Family Motor Coach Association, March 2009

[5] "America's smallest roadside churches", NBC News, July 10, 2006

[6] Get Outta Town: Seattle (Map). [c. 1:500,000]. San Francisco: MadMaps. 2006. § Roadside attractions #14: Evangelische Lutheran Kirche, 54222 Mountain Hwy East, Elbe, Washington. ISBN 193391100X.

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