Ramona in Lake County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
St. Williams Catholic Church of Ramona
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1. St. Williams Catholic Church of Ramona Marker
has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service of the United States Department of Interior
Built 1899
Date Listed: February 12, 1999
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
Location. 44° 7.113′ N, 97° 13.108′ W. Marker is in Ramona, South Dakota, in Lake County. It is on West 3rd Street east of Baker Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 3rd St W, Ramona SD 57054, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East River and in Greater Sioux Falls. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: DeRungs Memorial Field (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Ann's Catholic Church of Badus (approx. 4.3 miles away); Original Badus Swiss Colony Site (approx. 4.3 miles away); Badus Pioneer Swiss Colony (approx. 5 miles away); Lake County South Dakota (approx. 6.9 miles away); Kingsbury County / Lake County (approx. 6.9 miles away); Thormodsgaard Log Home (approx. 8.2 miles away); Ash Grove Seventh-Day Adventist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ramona.
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Also see . . . South Dakota SP St. Williams Catholic Church - National Archives NextGen Catalog. From the National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet (1999):
Statement of Significance(Submitted on June 1, 2024.)
"The church typifies the religious buildings common to most permanent rural settlements in South Dakota and has local architectural significance. St. Williams was built in 1899 when St. Anns parish in nearby settlement of Badus was divided. While relatively modest and built with a significant amount of volunteer labor, St. Williams demonstrates the tendency for second churches to be larger and more distinctive in style than the first-generation churches.
"St. Williams is a center-steeple church, one of the most common types built. The facade of this type of church relies on several center-oriented devices: the steps and porch, entry doors, windows in the tower, belfry, and spire are all visually layered over each other. The church is constructed on the nave plan, the most common church design in South Dakota. Like St. Williams, these churches are usually rectangular, without transepts, and with a central bell tower and apse."
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2. St. Williams Catholic Church of Ramona Center Steeple & Marker
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3. St. Williams Catholic Church of Ramona & Marker
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4. St. Williams Catholic Church of Ramona, from the west
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5. St. Williams Catholic Church of Ramona Cornerstone
"St. William's Church 1899"
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