The Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Brown County, South Dakota was built in 1884. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church | |
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Nearest city | Frederick, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 45°55′24″N 98°23′38″W / 45.923291°N 98.393968°W |
Built | 1884 |
NRHP reference No. | 84003223[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 31, 1984 |
It served Finnish immigrants, "which in east central South Dakota came primarily from Oulu Province or far northern Finland. This was the area in which the Apostolic movement had its beginnings and greatest popularity in Finland."[2]
See also
edit- Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church, Oregon, also NRHP-listed
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carolyn Torma (1985). "The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota Thematic Resources".