Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church

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Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church
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Location411 Winter Street, [1]
Wakefield, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°16′02″N96°51′47″W / 42.267312°N 96.863166°W / 42.267312; -96.863166
Built1905-1906
ArchitectOlof Z. Cervin
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 83001088 [2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1983

The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church, also known as Salem Church, in Wakefield, Nebraska, was built during 1905-1906 and was added to the National Register in 1983. [2] It is a Late Gothic Revival-style church located off Nebraska Highway 35.

The church is 40 by 80 feet (12 m × 24 m) in plan and its steeple is 100-foot (30 m) tall. [3]

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References

  1. "Salem Lutheran Wakefield, Ne.: About Us". Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. D. Murphy and James D. Fagler (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church". National Park Service . Retrieved April 14, 2017. With seven photos from 1978.