Paul and Fredriika Geranen Farm

United States historic place


Paul and Fredriika Geranen Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

45°51′0″N 98°24′48″W / 45.85000°N 98.41333°W / 45.85000; -98.41333
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built by	Paul Geranen, Fred Geranen
MPS	Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.	85003498^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1985

The Paul and Fredriika Geranen Farm is a historic farm located east of Frederick, South Dakota. The farm's seventeen buildings include two houses, a barn, and a Finnish sauna. The farm was settled by Paul and Fredriika Geranen, a Finnish immigrant couple who moved to the land in 1893. In addition to farming, Paul ran a store in Savo. After the couple moved to Bryant, their son Fred rented the farm; Fred rebuilt the farm's sauna and added the second house.^[2]

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Torma, Carolyn. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Architecture of Finnish Settlement in South Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.