National Register of Historic Places

Bethel Lutheran Church

Faith, Meade County, South Dakota
Listed
April 29, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000941

About this property

Bethel Lutheran Church is a historic church located at Main and Fifth Streets in Faith, South Dakota. The church was built in 1925 by a Norwegian Lutheran congregation that formed in Faith in 1917. While Norwegians were one of the largest immigrant groups in western South Dakota, the church is one of the few remaining Norwegian-American sites in Meade County.

Location

Faith, Meade County, South Dakota
45.01917, -102.03842

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 86000941. It was listed on April 29, 1986.

Categories

EUROPEANARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Municipal Building-City Hall
Industrial
0.3 mi
Dakota Club Library
Industrial
17.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Bethel Lutheran Church listed on the National Register?

Bethel Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Bethel Lutheran Church?

Bethel Lutheran Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bethel Lutheran Church?

The period of significance for Bethel Lutheran Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1917.

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