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Bethany United Methodist Church

Coordinates: 45°48′17″N 102°49′13″W / 45.80472°N 102.82028°W / 45.80472; -102.82028
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Bethany United Methodist Church
Bethany United Methodist Church is located in South Dakota
Bethany United Methodist Church
Bethany United Methodist Church is located in the United States
Bethany United Methodist Church
Nearest cityLodgepole, South Dakota
Coordinates45°48′17″N 102°49′13″W / 45.80472°N 102.82028°W / 45.80472; -102.82028
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1890
Architectural styleRural Gothic
MPSHarding and Perkins Counties MRA
NRHP reference No.87000559[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1987

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.[1]

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."[2]

It is located about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Lodgepole in Perkins County, South Dakota. When listed the building was in deteriorated condition.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bethany United Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 13, 2017. With seven photos from 1985.