National Register of Historic Places

Chapel in the Hills

Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
Listed
August 6, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000487

About this property

Chapel in the Hills is a stave church located near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. The Chapel in the Hills was dedicated on July 6, 1969, as the home for the radio ministry of Lutheran Vespers. Lutheran Vespers hosts such as, Richard A. Jensen were broadcast nationwide from this location in the Black Hills. The church is a special ministry of the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Chapel in the Hills is an exact replica of the Borgund stave church in Norway. The Borgund stavkirke was built around the year 1150 and is considered the most completely preserved stave church still standing in Norway. The Norwegian Department of Antiquities provided a set of blueprints of the Borgund church to be used in the construction of the Chapel in the Hills. The woodcarvings resulted from the combined effort by Norwegian woodcarver Erik Fridstrøm and Rapid City resident, Helge Christiansen. The site includes an authentic log cabin museum that was built in 1876 by Edward Nielsen, a Norwegian immigrant gold prospector from Hole, Ringerike, Norway. There is also a stabbur, a grass-roofed house, that serves as the visitor center and gift shop. Malmin, Olaf Gabriel Chapel in the Hills : A notable church structure in Rapid City, South Dakota (Rapid City, 1969)

Location

3788 Chapel Ln.
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
44.04903, -103.29981

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When was Chapel in the Hills listed on the National Register?

Chapel in the Hills was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Chapel in the Hills?

Chapel in the Hills is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chapel in the Hills?

The period of significance for Chapel in the Hills is recorded as the industrial era.

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