St. Francis Mission

St. Francis Mission
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Location Rosebud Indian Reservation, St. Francis, South Dakota
Area 34 acres (14 ha)
Built 1916
Architectural style Romanesque
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 75001723[1]
Added to NRHP June 20, 1975

The St. Francis Mission is a Roman Catholic mission complex on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in St. Francis, South Dakota. The mission was founded in 1886 by Bishop Martin Marty, and soon grew to a large collection of buildings. Most of these were destroyed by a fire in 1916, but many were soon rebuilt. The mission complex includes 26 buildings, the most prominent of which are St. Charles Borromeo Church and the 1916 Drexall Hall, the latter a multifunction structure providing classrooms, meeting spaces, and residential spaces. The complex also includes one of two known copies of a statue of Kateri Tekakwitha by Emile Branet.[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for St. Francis Mission" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-11.

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