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Old Minnehaha County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main Ave. at 6th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Coordinates	43°33′6″N 96°43′43″W / 43.55167°N 96.72861°W / 43.55167; -96.72861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890 (1890)
Architect	Wallace L. Dow
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	73001749
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1973

The Old Minnehaha County Courthouse, located at Main Avenue and 6th Street in Sioux Falls, is the former county courthouse of Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

The courthouse, which was the seat of county government from 1890 to 1962, is one of the oldest buildings in Sioux Falls. The Richardsonian Romanesque building was designed by local architect Wallace L. Dow and built from locally quarried quartzite, a common building material in Sioux Falls at the time. The three-story building features a tall clock tower over the front entrance. The building's doorways are surrounded by Roman archways; the second- and third-story windows are also arched, while the first-story windows are rectangular. The attic windows have decorative dormers aligned with the front walls.

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1973.

Old Courthouse Museum

The building is now operated as the Old Courthouse Museum by the Siouxland Heritage Museums Alliance. There are three floors of exhibits about area history and culture, including railroads, Native American artistry and culture, life traveling on the prairie, county towns, the American flag and chairs.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Putz, Paul (March 30, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Old Minnehaha County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved October 25, 2014. Accompanying photo from 1973.

External links

• Media related to Old Minnehaha County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
• Siouxland Heritage Museums - official site

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Districts	All Saints Historic District Cathedral Historic District Dell Rapids Historic District Dell Rapids Residential Historic District Hayes Historic District McKennan Park Historic District Old Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District Sherman Historic District Sioux Falls Downtown Historic District Slip Up Creek Homestead Split Rock Creek Park Historic District Terrace Park and Japanese Gardens Thompson Farmstead Tolefsons Beef Stock Farm Willow Grove Farm
Buildings	Commercial and Industrial Berg and Estensen Store 330 S. 1st Ave. 529 N. Main Carpenter Hotel Dell Rapids Warming House Farley-Loetscher Company Building Farley-Loetscher Company Building I First National Bank of Garretson Andrew Kuehn Warehouse L & A Baking Company L.D. Miller Funeral Home John Mundt Building Orpheum Theatre R.F. Pettigrew and S.L. Tate Building Phillips Block Plumbing Supply Company Dr. Fredrich A. Randolph Block Security Bank Building Shriver-Johnson Building Sioux Falls Light and Power Hydro Electric Plant Sioux Falls National Bank Building Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse Stock Yards State Bank and Tri-State Wholesale Grocery Co. Texaco Super Service Station John W. Tuthill Lumber Company Education All Saints School Main Building Augustana College Historic Buildings Carnegie Free Public Library Carnegie Public Library Glidden-Martin Hall Grand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Jorden Hall South Dakota School for the Deaf Washington High School Government Central Fire Station East Site Fire Station and Branch Library Federal Building and United States Courthouse Odd Fellows Home of Dell Rapids Old Minnehaha County Courthouse South Dakota State Penitentiary Historic Buildings South Side Fire Station No. 3 Religious First Congregational Church Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel Renner Lutheran Sanctuary St. Peter's Lutheran Church Residential Andrew O. Huseboe House Austin-Olson Farm Berdahl-Rolvaag House Blackstone Court Apartments Marion E. Bowen House Brooks Brothers Home Margaret Burger Apartment House Edward Coughran House E.J. and Alice Daniels House Harrison DeLong House Ole E. Fauske House The Gloria House Orlan A. Hayward House Hans J. Hilmoe Barn LaSalle Apartments Daniel Lund House William G. Milne House Parmley-Pankow House Presentation Children's Home Grant J. Reynolds House Shafer Round Barn R.D. and Mary Springer House Stadum-Green House Dr. Steven's House Charles A. Thomas House Laura M. Welch House Williams Piano Company House Transportation Illinois Central Passenger Depot Rock Island Depot
Object	Valley Springs Rest Stop Tipi
Sites	Brandon Village Queen Bee Mill Renner Ball Park
Structures	Bridge at Iverson Crossing Cherry Rock Park Bridge Dell Rapids Amphitheater Dell Rapids Bridge Dell Rapids Water Tower Eighth Street Bridge Old Yankton Bridge Palisades Bridge SDDOT Bridge No. 50-122-155 SDDOT Bridge No. 50-192-132 SDDOT Bridge No. 50-193-086 SDDOT Bridge No. 50-196-104 SDDOT Bridge No. 50-200-035 Split Rock Park Bridge Summit Avenue Viaduct
Footnotes	This entry has been removed from the register.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnehaha County, South Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in South Dakota

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