Methodist Episcopal Church (Pierre, South Dakota)

The Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1910 is an historic Methodist church located at 117 Central Avenue, North in Pierre, South Dakota. The original congregation, which dates from 1880, moved in 1881 from rented halls to its first building on Fort Street. In 1883 it moved to a building on the present Central Avenue site. The present Late Gothic Revival-style building was built in 1910. It was designed by John P. Eisentraut of the Black Hills Company, architects of Deadwood,[2] and built by parishioner F. Turner. It "included space for the first library in Pierre, a gymnasium, and a plunge pool."[3] On May 9, 1997, the 1910 building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is now the Pierre First United Methodist Church. In February 2012, Reverend Dan Bader was announced as the new Senior Pastor.

Methodist Episcopal Church
The church as viewed from Central Avenue North.
Location117 Central Ave., N. Pierre, South Dakota
Coordinates44°22′16″N 100°21′12″W
Built1910
Built byF. Turner
ArchitectBlack Hills Company
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.97000428 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1997

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Improvement Bulletin, February 19 1910, 32.
  3. Pierre First United Methodist Church timeline Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine


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