Savo Hall

Savo Hall-Finnish National Society Hall
Location 104 St and 391 Ave[1]
Coordinates 45°52′47″N 98°24′51″W / 45.879698°N 98.414216°W / 45.879698; -98.414216Coordinates: 45°52′47″N 98°24′51″W / 45.879698°N 98.414216°W / 45.879698; -98.414216
Built 1899 (1899)
Built by Jacob Erkilla et al.
MPS Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference # 85003494[2]
Added to NRHP November 13, 1985

Savo Hall, also known as the Finnish National Society Hall, is a historic meeting hall in Savo Township, Brown County, South Dakota. The hall was constructed in 1899 to serve as a meeting place for Savo's Finnish-American community. The Finnish National Society of Savo, formed the previous year, built the hall; the society consisted of Finnish-American residents of the area and largely consisted of members of the local Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church. The hall hosted a variety of social functions, including theatrical and musical shows, sporting events, and temperance meetings. Of the four Finnish-American social halls built in South Dakota, the hall is the only one still in existence.[3]

The hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985.[2]

References

  1. ↑ See street sign in 2017 photo
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Torma, Carolyn. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 7, 2013.


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