Old Finnish Lutheran Church

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Old Finnish Lutheran Church
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LocationSinking Gardens, E. Main St., Lead, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°21′9″N103°45′50″W / 44.35250°N 103.76389°W / 44.35250; -103.76389
Arealess than one acre
Built1891, 1907
Built byNiemi, John; Saari, John
MPS Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No. 85003487 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1985

Old Finnish Lutheran Church is a historic church in Sinking Gardens on E. Main Street in Lead, South Dakota. It was built in 1891 and was added to the National Register in 1985. [1]

It was built in 1891 by John Niemi and John Saari. One of the church's members painted "an unusual altar painting" during 1905–1907. [2]

It was moved in 1963 across the street to its current location, the Sinking Gardens, an area of subsidence facing onto Lead's Main Street. [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. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Finnish Lutheran Church". National Park Service . Retrieved January 13, 2018. With photo from 1984.