Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel
September 5, 2021
1. Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel Marker
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 43° 32.625′ N, 96° 41.985′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. Marker can be reached from East 12th Street, 0.6 miles Cliff Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located at the entrance of Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2121 E 12th St, Sioux Falls SD 57103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mount Pleasant Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Dakota Soldiers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Dakota School for the Deaf (approx. ¼ mile away); Children's Home Society of South Dakota (approx. half a mile away); Cherry Rock Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Military Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First "Flying Machine" (approx. 0.7 miles away); Buffalo Bill (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Glidden Chapel - Mount Pleasant Cemetery. (Submitted on July 10, 2023.)
2. South Dakota SP Glidden, Josephine Martin, Memorial Chapel - National Archives Catalog.
from the Statement of Significance (1987):(Submitted on July 10, 2023.)
"Significant in the area of architecture, the Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel is a good example of funerary architecture in a gothic style with Romanesque features. The building served the community for several decades as a service chapel, a shelter from inclement weather for cemetery visitors, and as a receiving crypt."
September 5, 2021
2. Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2021. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
