Brown Earth Presbyterian Church

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Brown Earth Presbyterian Church
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Nearest city Stockholm, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°07′20″N96°46′20″W / 45.122156°N 96.772113°W / 45.122156; -96.772113 Coordinates: 45°07′20″N96°46′20″W / 45.122156°N 96.772113°W / 45.122156; -96.772113
Built1877
NRHP reference No. 84003288 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1984

Brown Earth Presbyterian Church (also known as Old Indian Church) is a church building in Grant County, South Dakota. It was built in 1877, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is located about one mi1e east and one mile north of Stockholm, South Dakota. It is a log building, built of hand-hewn logs with dovetail notching, which is about 20 by 25 feet (6.1 m × 7.6 m) in plan. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brown Earth Presbyterian Church / Old Indian Church". National Park Service . Retrieved January 10, 2018. With nine photos from 1983.