Coordinates: 45°52′47″N 98°24′51″W / 45.879698°N 98.414216°W / 45.879698; -98.414216

Savo Hall

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Savo Hall-Finnish National Society Hall
File:Savo Hall from SE 1.jpg
Location104 St and 391 Ave[2]
Coordinates45°52′47″N 98°24′51″W / 45.879698°N 98.414216°W / 45.879698; -98.414216
Built1899 (1899)
Built byJacob Erkilla et al.
MPSArchitecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.85003494[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1985

Savo Hall, also known as the Finnish National Society Hall, is a historic meeting hall in Savo Township, Brown County, South Dakota. The hall was constructed in 1899 to serve as a meeting place for Savo's Finnish-American community. The Finnish National Society of Savo, formed the previous year, built the hall; the society consisted of Finnish-American residents of the area and largely consisted of members of the local Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church. The hall hosted a variety of social functions, including theatrical and musical shows, sporting events, and temperance meetings. Of the four Finnish-American social halls built in South Dakota, the hall is the only one still in existence.[3] The hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. See street sign in 2017 photo
  3. Torma, Carolyn. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 7, 2013.