Savo Hall, also known as the Finnish National Society Hall, is a historic meeting hall in Savo Township, Brown County, South Dakota. The hall was constructed in 1899 to serve as a meeting place for Savo's Finnish-American community. The Finnish National Society of Savo, formed the previous year, built the hall; the society consisted of Finnish-American residents of the area and largely consisted of members of the local Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church. The hall hosted a variety of social functions, including theatrical and musical shows, sporting events, and temperance meetings. Of the four Finnish-American social halls built in South Dakota, the hall is the only one still in existence.[3]
Savo Hall-Finnish National Society Hall | |
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| Location | 104 St and 391 Ave[2] |
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| Coordinates | 45°52′47″N 98°24′51″W / 45.879698°N 98.414216°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Built by | Jacob Erkilla et al. |
| MPS | Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003494[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1985 |
The hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ See street sign in 2017 photo
- ^ Torma, Carolyn. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
