Old Finnish Lutheran Church

Old Finnish Lutheran Church is a historic church in Sinking Gardens on E. Main Street in Lead, South Dakota. It was built in 1907 and was added to the National Register in 1985.[1]

Old Finnish Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Sinking Gardens, E. Main St., Lead, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°21′9″N 103°45′50″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891, 1907
Built by	Niemi, John; Saari, John
MPS	Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.	85003487[1]
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1985

It was built in 1891 by John Niemi and John Saari. One of the church's members painted "an unusual altar painting" during 1905–1907.[2]

It was moved in 1963 across the street to its current location, the Sinking Gardens, an area of subsidence facing onto Lead's Main Street.[2]