Methodist Episcopal Church (Scotland, South Dakota)

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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Location811 6th St., Scotland, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°08′51″N97°42′48″W / 43.147508°N 97.713206°W / 43.147508; -97.713206
Built1872
NRHP reference No. 79002397 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1979

The Methodist Episcopal Church in Scotland, South Dakota is a former Methodist church located at 811 6th Street. It was built in 1872. In 1979 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. As of that date, it was the Heritage Museum-Chapel. [1]

It is a one-and-one-half-story building made of native chalkstone quarried one-half mile away. It is about 24 by 36 feet (7.3 m × 11.0 m) in plan. [2]

It is the oldest Methodist Church building in South Dakota. The national Methodist Church lists it as their historic site No. 52. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Donley Max (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Episcopal Church / Heritage Museum Chapel". National Park Service . Retrieved January 13, 2018. With two photos from 1979.
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