Axel Johnson Ranch

Axel Johnson Ranch, on Sorum Road about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of South Dakota Highway 79, about 9 miles (14 km) south of Reva, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The listing included five contributing buildings and two contributing structures.[1]

Johnson, Axel, Ranch
Nearest cityReva, South Dakota
Coordinates45°27′46″N 103°02′00″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1919
Built byJohnson, Axel
Architectural styleNorwegian vernacular
MPSHarding and Perkins Counties MRA
NRHP reference No.87000541[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987

The ranch house is formed of four homestead shacks which were moved together in the 1910s. A gable-on-hip barn built in 1923 is of the greatest historic interest; it is "one of the few traditional Norwegian barns to have survived in Harding County to the present time."[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Axel Johnson Ranch". National Park Service. 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2018. With three photos from 1985.
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