Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery

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Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery
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Nearest city Ralph, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°50′12″N102°58′59″W / 45.83667°N 102.98306°W / 45.83667; -102.98306
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1900
Architectural style Rural Gothic
MPS Harding and Perkins Counties MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000550 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1987

Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery is a historic church in Harding County, South Dakota. It was built in a Gothic style in c. 1900 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It is located on the east side of South Dakota Highway 79 about eight miles northwest of Ralph, South Dakota. [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: Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery". National Park Service . Retrieved January 10, 2018. With three photos from 1985.