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]

Savo Hall-Finnish National Society Hall
Savo Hall is located in South Dakota
Savo Hall
Savo Hall is located in the United States
Savo Hall
Location104 St and 391 Ave[2]
Coordinates45°52′47″N 98°24′51″W / 45.879698°N 98.414216°W / 45.879698; -98.414216
Built1899 (1899)
Built byJacob Erkilla et al.
MPSArchitecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.85003494[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1985

The hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ See street sign in 2017 photo
  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.