National Register of Historic Places

Trinity Episcopal Church

Groton, Brown County, South Dakota
Listed
January 27, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83003003

About this property

The Trinity Episcopal Church in Groton, South Dakota is a historic church at 3rd Avenue East and 3rd Street North. It was built in 1884 and was added to the National Register in 1983. It was built to a design published in Richard Upjohn's 1852 book Rural Architecture. Trinity Episcopal Church is the single remaining example of rural board-and-batten in South Dakota, only three such churches were built in South Dakota. The church was built between July 1, 1883 and June 30, 1884 and cost $1,200 to build; the altar window was shipped from Connecticut and the brass altar vases and cross was donated by the R. A. Mather family. Bishop W. H. Hare served the church in its early years. The church has one resident rector between 1895–1896 and that was T. H. J. Walton. The church ceased active services in the 1960s and the building was donated to the Brown County Historical Society in 1974.

Location

3rd Ave. E. and 3rd St. N.
Groton, Brown County, South Dakota
45.44861, -98.09884

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURERELIGION
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Sources

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When was Trinity Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Trinity Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Trinity Episcopal Church?

Trinity Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Trinity Episcopal Church?

The period of significance for Trinity Episcopal Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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