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The Baker House, located at 48113 SD Highway 48[2] near Alcester, South Dakota, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located on the South Dakota side of the Big Sioux River.

It was designed by Sioux City architect G.W. Burkhead, who also designed the NRHP-listed Mount Sinai Temple (Sioux City, Iowa).

The house is described as "a large two-and-one-half story "Neoclassical Eclectic"style country house. Classically symmetrical in design, the building features a projecting temple-like portico or porch. It has a red tiled roof, a cut stone foundation, and concrete walls marked in a wave design meant to resemble stucco from a distance. Neoclassical elements include the pediment extending over the front (south) porch, which is supported by four doric columns with square shafts, capitals, and bases. A palladian window occupies the tympanum of the pedements, which also feature horizontal and vertical strap work. Modillions and dentils run beneath the cornice and around the pediments."[3]

It is significant as one of few vestiges of English settlers who emigrated to the Le Mars, Iowa area in the 1880s; "its English country style is found nowhere else in South Dakota. Because of its uniqueness of architectural style, it is a outstanding reminder of the English settlers, and for this reason it deserves nomination to the National Register."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Akron - Front and Side Facade;Akron - 48113 SD Highway 48;Akron - Baker House". Labelled photo at South Dakota Digital Archives. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ a b Edith M. French (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baker House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2018. With three photos from 1975.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_House_(Alcester,_South_Dakota)