Douglas County Courthouse (South Dakota)
Douglas County Courthouse and Auditor's Office | |
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Interactive map showing the location of Douglas County Courthouse & Auditor’s Office | |
| Location | U.S. Route 281, Armour, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 43°18′48″N 98°20′31″W / 43.31333°N 98.34194°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Perkins & McWayne (courthouse); W.L. Dow & Sons (office) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002549[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1978 |
The Douglas County Courthouse and Auditor's Office in Armour, South Dakota was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
The courthouse, built in 1927, is a Classical Revival building designed by Sioux Falls architects Perkins & McWayne. It is a three-story red brick building, 81.2 by 61.2 feet (24.7 m × 18.7 m) in plan, with brick laid in Flemish bond.[2]
The former auditor's office, which in 1976 was the Douglas County Museum, is a one-story brick building designed by W.L. Dow & Son which was built in 1902.[2]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglas County Courthouse and Auditor's Office / Douglas County Courthouse and Douglas County Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With 10 photos from 1976.
External links
Media related to Douglas County Courthouse (South Dakota) at Wikimedia Commons- Armour South Dakota
Categories:
- County courthouses in South Dakota
- Museums in Douglas County, South Dakota
- History museums in South Dakota
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota
- Neoclassical architecture in South Dakota
- Government buildings completed in 1927
- 1927 establishments in South Dakota
- National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, South Dakota
- South Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs




