Old Finnish Lutheran Church
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| Location | Sinking Gardens, E. Main St., Lead, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 44°21′9″N 103°45′50″W / 44.35250°N 103.76389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891, 1907 |
| Built by | Niemi, John; Saari, John |
| MPS | Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003487[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1985 |
Old Finnish Lutheran Church is a historic church in Sinking Gardens on E. Main Street in Lead, South Dakota. It was built in 1891 and was added to the National Register in 1985.[1]
It was built in 1891 by John Niemi and John Saari. One of the church's members painted "an unusual altar painting" during 1905–1907.[2]
It was moved in 1963 across the street to its current location, the Sinking Gardens, an area of subsidence facing onto Lead's Main Street.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Finnish Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 13, 2018. With photo from 1984.
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- Finnish-American culture in South Dakota
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