Baker House (Alcester, South Dakota)

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Baker House
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Location in South Dakota
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Location in United States
Nearest city Alcester, South Dakota
Coordinates 42°50′38″N96°35′05″W / 42.84389°N 96.58472°W / 42.84389; -96.58472 (Baker House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
ArchitectG.W. Burkhead
Architectural styleNeo-Classical Eclectic
NRHP reference No. 79002409 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1979

The Baker House, located at 48113 SD Highway 48 [2] near Alcester, South Dakota, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located on the South Dakota side of the Big Sioux River.

It was designed by Sioux City architect G.W. Burkhead, who also designed the NRHP-listed Mount Sinai Temple (Sioux City, Iowa).

The house is described as "a large two-and-one-half story "Neoclassical Eclectic"style country house. Classically symmetrical in design, the building features a projecting temple-like portico or porch. It has a red tiled roof, a cut stone foundation, and concrete walls marked in a wave design meant to resemble stucco from a distance. Neoclassical elements include the pediment extending over the front (south) porch, which is supported by four doric columns with square shafts, capitals, and bases. A palladian window occupies the tympanum of the pedements, which also feature horizontal and vertical strap work. Modillions and dentils run beneath the cornice and around the pediments." [3]

It is significant as one of few vestiges of English settlers who emigrated to the Le Mars, Iowa area in the 1880s; "its English country style is found nowhere else in South Dakota. Because of its uniqueness of architectural style, it is a outstanding reminder of the English settlers, and for this reason it deserves nomination to the National Register." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Akron - Front and Side Facade;Akron - 48113 SD Highway 48;Akron - Baker House". Labelled photo at South Dakota Digital Archives. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. 1 2 Edith M. French (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baker House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 6, 2018. With three photos from 1975.