Aggergaard Manor | |
The building in 2016 | |
Location | Thompson Street, Irene, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 43°05′03″N 97°09′37″W / 43.08417°N 97.16028°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1904 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 01000636 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 6, 2001 |
Aggergaard Manor is a historic house in Irene, South Dakota. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style, and built in 1904 for Peter N. Aggergaard, an immigrant from Denmark. [2] Born in 1844, [3] he emigrated to the United States in 1872 and became a homesteader in the Dakota Territory in 1873, eventually owning 16,000 acres. [2] Aggergaard sponsored Danes to emigrate to the United States and work on his farm. [2] He was also a banker, [3] and he became known as the "King of the Viborg settlement." [2] He lived here with his wife, their three sons and six daughters; he died in 1921. [3] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 6, 2001. [1]