First Congregational Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

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]

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

It is a 2+1⁄2-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. "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.


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