First Congregational Church (Turton, South Dakota)

First Congregational Church
Location Oak and 2nd Sts., Turton, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°3′1″N 98°5′46″W / 45.05028°N 98.09611°W / 45.05028; -98.09611Coordinates: 45°3′1″N 98°5′46″W / 45.05028°N 98.09611°W / 45.05028; -98.09611
Area less than one acre
Built 1893
Built by LaBrie, Ferdinand
Architectural style Country Gothic, Other
NRHP reference # 79002407[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 1979

The First Congregational Church in Turton, South Dakota is a historic church at Oak and 2nd Streets. It was built in 1893 and was added to the National Register in 1979.[1]

It was built by the men of the church, under supervision of carpenter Ferdinand LaBrie, a homesteader in the area. It provided church services from 1893 until 1963. The NRHP nomination states: "The importance of this church lies in its importance to the lives of the pioneers who built it and in its being a good representative of the 19th and early 20th century tradition of vernacular frame churches in South Dakota."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Richard Thomas (December 20, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 13, 2017. With three photos from 1979.


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