National Register of Historic Places - South Dakota (SD), Yankton County

Yankton County South Dakota (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Yankton Historic Commercial District, Yankton Historic Commercial District (Boundary Decrease), Human Services Center, Yankton College Historic District and Yankton Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Yankton County places including Sydney Smith, J.H. Coxhead, I.J. Galbraith, Clayton Christopherson, George Elmslie and Dr. Leonard C. Mead. Prominent architectural styles found in Yankton Country are Italianate, Prairie School and Romanesque.

House of Gurney Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000536)

106, 109, & 110 Capital St., Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Gurney, Charles W., et al.

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Human Services Center (added 1980 - - #80003771)

Off US 81 , Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mead,Dr. Leonard C.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Hospital

Yankton College Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003949)

Also known as See Also:Yankton College Conservatory

12th and Douglas Sts. , Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Elmslie,George

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, College, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, College, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility, Sport Facility

Yankton High School Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000578)

Also known as Yankton Junior High; Yankton Middle School, Walnut Village

613 Walnut St. , Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Energy Facility, Music Facility, School, Sport Facility, Theater

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Yankton Historic Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82003950)

Roughly bounded by 2nd, 4th, Pine and Broadway Sts. , Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Coxhead,J.H.

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Romanesque, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Yankton Historic Commercial District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2018 - - #100002635)

Various, Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Sydney, Christopherson, Clayton, Galbraith, I.J.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th Century, Late 19th And 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1869-1920 AD

Yankton Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001725)

Bounded by Marne Creek and 4th St., and includes both sides of Cedar , Yankton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1895, 1858

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling