Old Finnish Lutheran Church

Old Finnish Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Sinking 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
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891, 1907
Built by	Niemi, John; Saari, John
MPS	Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.	85003487 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Finnish Lutheran Church". National Park Service . Retrieved January 13, 2018. With photo from 1984.