Singsaas Lutheran Church

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Singsaas Lutheran Church
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Location19715 487 Ave [1]
Nearest city Hendricks, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°31′34″N96°27′54″W / 44.526016°N 96.464985°W / 44.526016; -96.464985 Coordinates: 44°31′34″N96°27′54″W / 44.526016°N 96.464985°W / 44.526016; -96.464985
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectBuseth and Tollefson
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 03001070 [2]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 2003

The Singsaas Lutheran Church is a church in rural Brookings County, South Dakota. It is situated 3 miles northwest of the community of Hendricks, Minnesota. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [3]

The church was built in Late Gothic Revival style during 1921. It was named for the district of Singsås in the valley of Gauldalen, in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, from which many of the original congregation had immigrated. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Singsaas Free Lutheran Church". Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Singsaas Lutheran Church". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. "Singsaas Lutheran Church". Waymarking.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. Jens Winsnes (Spring 2007). "From Singsås to America" (PDF). Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Retrieved February 15, 2016.