St. Ann's Catholic Church of Badus
St. Ann's Catholic Church of Badus | |
| Nearest city | Ramona, South Dakota |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°8′51″N 97°8′28″W / 44.14750°N 97.14111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002403[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 1979 |
St. Ann's Catholic Church of Badus is a historic church in Ramona, South Dakota. It was built in 1884 and was added to the National Register in 1979.[1]
History
The area was settled by 10 Swiss immigrants who relocated to Lake Badus from Stillwater, Minnesota in 1877, naming the lake after a lake near Piz Badus.[2] The community celebrated its first Mass and baptism on May 20, 1880, joined by Irish settlers from elsewhere in Nunda Township. Plans to build a permanent church began in 1883, and were realized in 1884.[2]
The routing of the Milwaukee Road through Ramona led to faster growth there; St. William of Vercelli there was split off as its own parish in 1898. St. Ann's was closed for regular services in 1965, although it remains in use as a summer chapel and for a special celebration on the Feast of St. Ann in July.[2][3]
Architecture
It is a one-story vernacular-Gothic Revival building with a gable roof and clapboard siding. It is west-facing with four bays on its north and south sides, and it has Gothic-style tracery within pointed arches of its windows.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Atyeo, Janelle (March 18, 2018), "Church preserves history of Swiss community", Tri-State Neighbor, retrieved October 27, 2021
- ^ a b Denis E. Meier (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Ann's Catholic Church of Badus". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2017. With two photos from 1978.