Walla Lutheran Church is a historic church in rural Roberts County, South Dakota, in the United States.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[2]
Walla Lutheran Church | |
![]() Church and cemetery | |
Nearest city | New Effington, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 45°51′56″N 96°53′22″W / 45.865556°N 96.889444°W |
Built | 1902 |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04000470[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 2004 |
Walla Lutheran Church was organized in 1894 by Swedish immigrant homesteaders as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Walla Church. Built in 1902, the sanctuary is a large wood-frame church with Late Gothic Revival features. The church was dedicated in 1903. Pastor K. G. William Dahl, who later founded Bethphage Mission in Axtell, Nebraska served the church from 1907 to 1909.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Golden Jubilee 1894-1944 (Walla Lutheran Church, New Effington, South Dakota. July 3, 194)
- ^ 100 Years of Precious Memories (Walla Lutheran Church, New Effington, South Dakota. July 3, 1994)
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