Savo Hall
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Savo Hall-Finnish National Society Hall | |
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| Location | NE of Savo, Savo Township, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 45°52′47″N 98°24′50″W / 45.87972°N 98.41389°WCoordinates: 45°52′47″N 98°24′50″W / 45.87972°N 98.41389°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Built by | Erkilla, Jacob, Et al. |
| MPS | Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85003494[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 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.[2]
The hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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.
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