South Dakota - Minnehaha County - Historic Districts
Minnehaha County South Dakota (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include All Saints Historic District, Dell Rapids Historic District, McKennan Park Historic District, Old Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District and Sioux Falls Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Minnehaha County places including Wallace L. Dow, B.J. Sweatt, Jonas Olson Nessan, Gunerius Thompson, WPA and Robert Lodmell. Prominent architectural styles found in Minnehaha Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

All Saints Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003349)
Also known as See Also:All Saints School;Edward Coughran House
Roughly Main to 2nd Ave. from 14th to 23rd Sts., and 18th to 21st Sts. to 5th Ave. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Dell Rapids Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002563)
335--536 E. 4th St. , Dell Rapids
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Dell Rapids Residential Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001224)
Roughly bounded by Orleans Ave., 4th St., and 7th St. , Dell Rapids
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sweatt, B.J., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Library, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Library, Single Dwelling
Hayes Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000049)
Also known as Hayes Addition
Roughly bounded by W. 22nd St. to w. 26th St. and by South Dakota Ave. to S. Phillips Ave. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
McKennan Park Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003359)
McKennan Park, 2nd and 4th Aves. from 21st to 26th Sts., and 21st St. from Phillips to 7th Aves. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling
McKennan Park Historic Increase (Boundary Increase) (added 2003 - - #02001767)
Roughly bounded by 1st Ave. S, Phillips Ave., 24th St. E, and 26th St. , Sioux Falls
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old Courthouse and Warehouse District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - - #99000204)
Roughly bounded by N. Dakota Ave., 4th St., the Big Sioux R., and 7th St. , Sioux Falls
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Dow, Wallace L.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation, Industry, Architecture, Performing Arts, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Rail-Related, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, College, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Rail-Related, Theater
Old Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003015)
Roughly bounded by Big Sioux River, 4th and 6th Sts., and Dakota Ave. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Warehouse
Sherman Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001529)
Also known as Sherman Addition
Roughly bounded by W. 18th St. to W. 22nd St., and S. Dakota Ave. to S. Main St. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Sioux Falls Downtown Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001393)
Also known as See Also:84003366;86001499;82003934;86000247;80003730;830030
Roughly bounded by S. Dakota and S. First Aves., W. Ninth and W. Fourteenth Sts. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Dow, Wallace L.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Sioux Falls Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001896)
Bounded by W. 4th and 10th Sts., Spring, Prairie, and Summit Aves. , Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1890, 1915, 1872
Area of Significance:
Education, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Slip Up Creek Homestead (added 2003 - - #03000761)
Also known as Erick and Hannah Berdahl Homestead
25359 478th Ave. , Garretson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Split Rock Creek Park Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000827)
Roughly 1 mi. N of Garretson in Split Rock Park , Garretson
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Conservation, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Pedestrian Related, Rail-Related, Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Pedestrian Related, Rail-Related, Water Works
Terrace Park and Japanese Gardens (added 2015 - - #15000566)
Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1949 AD
Thompson Farmstead (added 1999 - - #99000239)
47339 248th St. , Dell Rapids
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson, Gunerius, Lodmell, Robert
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Other
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Tolefsons Beef Stock Farm (added 2002 - - #02000019)
24450 458th Ave. , Colton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Willow Grove Farm (added 2003 - - #03000497)
Also known as Silver Creek Acres
47480 258th Ave. , Renner
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nessan, Jonas Olson
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
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