Vangen Church (South Dakota)

The Vangen Church near Mission Hill, South Dakota was built in 1896.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Vangen Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The church seen from the south-southeast
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Location	Mission Hill, South Dakota
Coordinates	42°55′34″N 97°15′52″W
Built	1896
MPS	Northern and Central Townships of Yankton MRA
NRHP reference No.	80003748[1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1980

Its weather vane is dated 1869 but it stands on a Queen Anne-style belfry that was built at a later date.[2]

It has also been known as the Vangen Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and, when listed, was believed to be the oldest Lutheran Church building surviving in the Dakotas.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Yankton County Survey: Vangen Church". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved December 8, 2017. With photo from 1977.

External links

• Media related to Vangen Lutheran Church (Mission Hill, South Dakota; 1869) at Wikimedia Commons