Huron in Beadle County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Grace Episcopal Church aka "The Centennial Center"
68 Fourth Street, SE.
September 5, 2025
1. Grace Episcopal Church aka "The Centennial Center" Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • 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 1887.
Location. 44° 21.715′ N, 98° 12.758′ W. Marker is in Huron, South Dakota, in Beadle County. It is at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and Kansas Avenue on 4th Street Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 68 4th St SE, Huron SD 57350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East River and specifically in the James River Valley. 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 walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Legacy Park Garden! (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Paul H. Hohm (about 300 feet away); Dr. Howard L. Saylor, Jr. (about 300 feet away); Dr. Jeffrey S. Wheeler (about 400 feet away); Dr. Karl J. Blessinger (about 400 feet away); "The Evolution of Medicine" (about 400 feet away); Downtown Saturday Night (about 500 feet away); "The Great Race" (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huron.
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"Situated along the perimeter of Hurons downtown commercial area, Grace Episcopal Church is an English Gothic Revival edifice of undressed stone masonry construction. The rectangular building rises from a stone masonry foundation. In the 1960s a partial concrete block basement was constructed to facilitate use of the church as a mortuary. It is capped by a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles. A three-sided apse covered with a hipped roof projects from the east gable end. Small transepts project on the north and south facades. The main entrance is located in a wood frame board-and-batten vestibule that juts out from the northwest corner of the building. Access to the basement is provided via a stair located in a wood frame lean-to on the southwest corner of the building and an overhead garage door and concrete driveway installed below the apse. A brick chimney rises from the roof peak on the west gable end. The peak of the east gable is embellished with a simple wooden finial.(Submitted on September 7, 2025.)
"Four small lancet arch windows pierce each axial facade. A large lancet arch window with tracery marks the center of the west gable end. Heavy jack arches and concrete sills surround the window openings."September 5, 20252. Grace Episcopal Church aka "The Centennial Center" & Marker
"Grace Episcopal Church is significant in the area of architecture, because it is a good example of the English Gothic Revival style as commonly used by Episcopalians in the state. It is the oldest extant church building in Huron, South Dakota."
Additional keywords. Centennial Stone Church
September 5, 2025
3. Grace Episcopal Church aka "The Centennial Center," from the northwest
September 5, 2025
4. Grace Episcopal Church aka "The Centennial Center"
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5. Grace Episcopal Church aka "The Centennial Center"
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2025. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 7, 2025.
