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Canton Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	124 E. Second St., Canton, South Dakota
Coordinates	43°18′14″N 96°35′30″W / 43.30389°N 96.59167°W / 43.30389; -96.59167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908 (1908)
Architect	Millie, John
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	02000582
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2002

Canton Lutheran Church is a historic church at 124 E. Second Street in Canton, South Dakota. It was built in 1908 and was added to the National Register in 2002.

The Canton Lutheran congregation worship services were first held in 1868 in homes of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders. A second Norwegian Lutheran congregation was later established in Canton. In 1902, the two congregations merged and joined their two wooden churches together to form one large auditorium. The present church was erected In 1908–09. The office-library-chapel-Sunday school addition was built in 1962.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Canton Lutheran Church". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
3. "History of Canton Lutheran Church". Canton Lutheran Church. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

External links

• Canton Lutheran Church website

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