Codington County Courthouse
Codington County Courthouse | |
Nearest city | Watertown, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 44°53′55″N 97°06′51″W / 44.89861°N 97.11417°WCoordinates: 44°53′55″N 97°06′51″W / 44.89861°N 97.11417°W |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Freed, Perkins & McWayne |
Architectural style | Classical revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78002545[1] |
Added to NRHP | 24 July 1978 |
The Codington County Courthouse is a courthouse serving Codington County, located at 14 First Avenue Southeast, Watertown, South Dakota. Codington County is part of South Dakota's Third Circuit Court.
The building was constructed by Gray Construction, under the direction of architects Freed, Perkins & McWayne, between 1925 and 1929 at a cost US$375,000 (equivalent to $5,651,890 in 2020). The rotunda features two large murals painted by Vincent Aderente of New York, although his name is misspelled as Adoratti on the historical marker at the courthouse grounds. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Codington County Courthouse". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Codington County, South Dakota
- Buildings and structures in Watertown, South Dakota
- Government buildings completed in 1929
- South Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs