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Singsaas Lutheran Church

Coordinates: 44°31′34″N 96°27′54″W / 44.526016°N 96.464985°W / 44.526016; -96.464985
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Singsaas Lutheran Church
Singsaas Lutheran Church is located in South Dakota
Singsaas Lutheran Church
Singsaas Lutheran Church is located in the United States
Singsaas Lutheran Church
Location19715 487 Ave[2]
Nearest cityHendricks, Minnesota
Coordinates44°31′34″N 96°27′54″W / 44.526016°N 96.464985°W / 44.526016; -96.464985
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectBuseth and Tollefson
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.03001070[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 2003

The Singsaas Lutheran Church is a church in rural Brookings County, South Dakota. It is situated 3 miles northwest of the community of Hendricks, Minnesota. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[3]

The church was built in Late Gothic Revival style during 1921. It was named for the district of Singsås in the valley of Gauldalen, in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, from which many of the original congregation had immigrated.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Singsaas Free Lutheran Church". Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Singsaas Lutheran Church". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Singsaas Lutheran Church". Waymarking.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Jens Winsnes (Spring 2007). "From Singsås to America" (PDF). Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Retrieved February 15, 2016.