Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm

Coordinates: 44°35′06″N 97°15′26″W / 44.58500°N 97.25722°W / 44.58500; -97.25722
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Hendrickson, Hendrick and Waldur, Farm
Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm is located in South Dakota
Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm
Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm is located in the United States
Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm
LocationOn South Dakota Highway 28, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Lake Norden, South Dakota
Coordinates44°35′06″N 97°15′26″W / 44.58500°N 97.25722°W / 44.58500; -97.25722
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1881 (1881)
Built byLethola, Henry; Kangas, Erick
MPSArchitecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.85003485[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1985

The Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm, on South Dakota Highway 28 near Lake Norden, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It has also been known as the Henry Lehtola Farm. the listing included six contributing buildings and a contributing structure.[1]

The house existing in 1985 was the third on the property, built in 1895–1896. Preceding residences where a dugout and a sod house which were demolished. It is a one-and-a-half-story frame hall/parlor plan house.[2]

The farm complex includes a sauna building with an attached chicken coop. This is covered in wood shingles and sits upon a stone foundation. It is 14.5 feet (4.4 m) long, with sauna portion 10.4 feet (3.2 m) wide and the shed addition approximately 12.25 feet (3.73 m) wide.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm / Henry Lehtola Farm". National Park Service. 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2018. With eight photos from 1984-85.