The First Congregational Church is a historic church in Turton, South Dakota. It was built in 1893 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
First Congregational Church | |
Location | Oak and 2nd Sts., Turton, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 45°3′1″N 98°5′46″W / 45.05028°N 98.09611°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1893 |
Built by | Ferdinand LaBrie |
Architectural style | Country Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 79002407[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 14, 1979 |
It was built by the men of the church, under supervision of carpenter Ferdinand LaBrie, a homesteader in the area. It provided church services from 1893 until 1963. The NRHP nomination states: "The importance of this church lies in its importance to the lives of the pioneers who built it and in its being a good representative of the 19th and early 20th century tradition of vernacular frame churches in South Dakota."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Richard Thomas (December 20, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 13, 2017. With three photos from 1979.