St. Scholastica Catholic Church
Although the first Catholic services were held as early as 1888, at the Letcher School, the small community was not able to muster the resources to build a church until 1900. This structure, of balloon frame and clapboard construction, is "a vernacular example of late Gothic Revival architecture." It was damaged by a tornado in 1924, but repaired and returned to use.
St. Scholastica was canonically recognized as a parish from 1913 to 1979; although the cemetery remains active, it is no longer a community of the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The property was converted to a residence.
The church is cruciform in plan. It has balloon frame construction on a high poured concrete foundation, and is covered by clapboards.
The rectory is a two-story house which was deemed notable as "a well preserved example of the American Foursquare style which incorporates elements of the earlier Colonial Revival and Queen Anne traditions."
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "St. Scholastica Catholic Church", National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, retrieved December 9, 2015
- ^ Bobby Pruitt; Rene Pruitt (March 24, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Scholastica Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 10, 2018. With seven photos from 1994.
- ^ Bobby Pruitt; Rene Pruitt (March 24, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Scholastica Rectory". National Park Service. Retrieved March 10, 2018. With seven photos from 1994.