First Congregational Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

First Congregational Church
Location303 S. Dakota Ave.,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Coordinates43°32′40″N 96°43′48″W / 43.54444°N 96.73000°W / 43.54444; -96.73000
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectJoseph Schwarz
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.83003012[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1983

First Congregational Church is a historic church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was built in 1907 and was added to the National Register in 1983.[1]

It is a 2+12-story church with unequal towers at its front corners and a "tower-like structure" on its north facade which holds the rear entrance.[2]

A two-story educational wing was added 1955. This structure, designed by Lucas, Craig & Whitwam, originally had a curtain wall of glass and dark panels with aluminum framing on the west facade (i.e. front facade).[3][4] At some point after the 1983 nomination to the register, this facade was replaced with an attempt to copy the Richardsonian Romanesque exterior of the 1907 church.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Fern Chamberlain; Carolyn Torma (May 2, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Congregational Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2017. With nine photos from 1983.
  3. ^ "First Congregational to Add Wing, Chapel," Argus-Leader, July 23, 1955.
  4. ^ Verne Loen, "Churches Come First in S.F. Parish Fund Drives Get Fine Backing," Argus-Leader, June 2, 1957.