Danebod

Danebod
Danebod Folk School, 2018
Danebod is located in Minnesota
Danebod
Danebod is located in the United States
Danebod
LocationDanebod Ct., Tyler, Minnesota
Coordinates44°16′05″N 96°08′01″W / 44.26806°N 96.13361°W / 44.26806; -96.13361
Area79 acres (0.32 km2)
Built1888
Architectural styleb
NRHP reference No.75000993[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1975

Danebod (pronounced "DAHN-a-bo", or "DAN-a-bo"[2]: 380 [3]) is a historic district at the south edge of the railway town[4] of Tyler in southwestern Minnesota. Founded in 1885 by Danish Evangelical Lutherans led by Rev. Hans Jørgen Pedersen (1851–1905), the district comprises a group of buildings dating back to 1888 from Minnesota's oldest Danish immigrant settlement.[5]: 17  Danebod remains until this day a predominantly Danish Lutheran, close-knit religious community. An annual celebration named Æbleskiver Days, held on the fourth weekend of July, celebrates Danish heritage and culture and includes a parade that goes down the town's main street with floats that are made by the various Danebod neighborhoods.[6]: 102–103 [7]

On the basis of its cultural and architectural significance, four buildings from Danebod were added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1975 as the "Danebod Historic Complex".[8]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Christensen, Thomas P. (1927). "Danish Settlement in Minnesota" (PDF). Minnesota History. 8 (4). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "What's Danebod?". Danebod Folk Camp. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Gebhard, David (1977). A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. p. 357. ISBN 0-8166-0773-7.
  5. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  6. ^ Long, Donna Tabbert (2001). Tastes of Minnesota: A Food Lover's Tour'. Big Earth Publishing. ISBN 0-915024-95-0.
  7. ^ Weinberger, Mark (2007). Minnesota. Globe Pequot. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7627-4421-3.
  8. ^ "MINNESOTA – Lincoln County – Historic Districts". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 4, 2013.