Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church

Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church
Nearest city Frederick, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°55′24″N 98°23′38″W / 45.923291°N 98.393968°W / 45.923291; -98.393968Coordinates: 45°55′24″N 98°23′38″W / 45.923291°N 98.393968°W / 45.923291; -98.393968
Built 1884
NRHP reference # 84003223[1]
Added to NRHP May 31, 1984

The Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Brown County, South Dakota was built in 1884. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It served Finnish immigrants, "which in east central South Dakota came primarily from Oulu Province or far northern Finland. This was the area in which the Apostolic movement had its beginnings and greatest popularity in Finland."[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Carolyn Torma (1985). "The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota Thematic Resources".


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