Evangelical United Brethren Church (Watertown, South Dakota)

The Evangelical United Brethren Church is a former church and a historic building at 409 N. Maple in Watertown, South Dakota. It was built in 1914, affiliated with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ until around 1946, when a merger formed the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The structure was sold in 1957 to the Seventh-day Adventists, who let the congregation share it while their new church was built at 305 9th Ave NE; then, when the same congregation built a new structure in 2002, it sold its 1957 structure to the Seventh-day Adventists as well.[2] It is now a private residence.

Evangelical United Brethren Church
The building in May 2017
Evangelical United Brethren Church (Watertown, South Dakota) is located in South Dakota
Evangelical United Brethren Church (Watertown, South Dakota)
Evangelical United Brethren Church (Watertown, South Dakota) is located in the United States
Evangelical United Brethren Church (Watertown, South Dakota)
Location409 N. Maple, Watertown, South Dakota
Coordinates44°54′22″N 97°6′41″W / 44.90611°N 97.11139°W / 44.90611; -97.11139
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSNorth End Neighborhood MPS
NRHP reference No.88003026[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1989

The building was added to the National Register in 1989..Com[1]

Its most salient feature is a castellated two-story tower. It has decorative brick and concrete false buttresses.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Watertown, South Dakota". Waymarking.
  3. ^ Sherry DeBoer (September 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Evangelical United Brethren Church / CD-WT-N-51/Seventh Day Adventist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2018. With four photos.