Potter County Courthouse (South Dakota)
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.
Potter County Courthouse | |
| Location | 201 S. Exene St., Gettysburg, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 45°00′35″N 99°57′16″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | Stolte & Mencier |
| Architect | Black Hills Company |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses of South Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000743[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1996 |
The courthouse was designed by the Black Hills Company, a Deadwood-based architecture firm operated by architect John P. Eisentraut. The contractors were Stolte & Mencier of Redfield[2]
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.
- 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.