Potter County Courthouse (South Dakota)
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| Location | 201 S. Exene St., Gettysburg, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 45°00′35″N 99°57′16″W / 45.00972°N 99.95444°WCoordinates: 45°00′35″N 99°57′16″W / 45.00972°N 99.95444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | Stolte & Mencier |
| Architect | J.P. Eisentraut |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses of South Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000743[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1996 |
The Potter County Courthouse in Gettysburg, South Dakota was built in 1911. Gettysburg won a war vs. an alternative county seat location. The Second Renaissance Revival-style building has Classical Revival-style influences.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Gettysburg was established as county seat after bitter dispute with Forest City, South Dakota. Forest City refused to give up the official papers of the county; Frank M. Byrne, later a governor of the state, was involved in a raid to obtain the papers.
It is a three-story building.[2]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Mark Hufstetler (March 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Potter County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. With four photos from 1995.
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota
- Neoclassical architecture in South Dakota
- Government buildings completed in 1911
- National Register of Historic Places in Potter County, South Dakota
- South Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs