Immanuel Lutheran Church


  • Address: 15 mi N of Mud Butte and US 212 on gravel CR
  • Type: Church
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Immanuel Lutheran Church stands on a gravel road in Zeona in northern Perkins County, South Dakota, its present form dating to 1923. Built by a congregation of Norwegian homesteaders first organized in 1913, the church reflects Carpenter Gothic styling, with a square battlemented bell tower, pointed arch windows with tracery, and a white-painted exterior set above a concrete block foundation. The gable roof is of the Greek mode. The interior retains original woodwork, wainscotting, and window surrounds, with only minor alterations such as replacement pews and ceiling fans. A small shiplap outhouse and a divided cemetery of early homesteader graves contribute to the site. Long maintained in excellent condition, Immanuel Lutheran Church remains an important cultural and religious landmark associated with the region's early Scandinavian settlement. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1923/00/00 Immanuel Lutheran Church is completed in Zeona, South Dakota, serving the small homestead era community.

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Particulars for Immanuel Lutheran Church:
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Carpenter Gothic
Building Type Church
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Cultural Affiliation Norwegian-American
Historic Use Religious Property



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 10th April 1987

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Immanuel Lutheran Church
Registry Address: 15 mi. N of Mud Butte and US 212 on gravel CR
Registry Number: 87000555
Resource Type: Building
Theme Group: Harding and Perkins Counties MRA
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 2
Contributing Buildings: 2
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Exploration-settlement, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1923
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure

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