Bethany United Methodist Church Explained

Bethany United Methodist Church
Coordinates:45.8047°N -102.8203°W
Built:1890
Architecture:Rural Gothic
Added:April 10, 1987
Area:2acres
Refnum:87000559

Bethany United Methodist Church is a historic church in Lodgepole, South Dakota. It was built in 1890 and was added to the National Register in 1987.

It is notable as one of the earliest churches built in South Dakota, and "is architecturally significant as part of an important group of churches influenced by the 1852 publication Upjohn's Rural Architecture."

It is located about 9.5miles west of Lodgepole in Perkins County, South Dakota. When listed the building was in deteriorated condition.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000559}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bethany United Methodist Church ]. National Park Service. November 13, 2017. With .