Aurora County Courthouse

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Aurora County Courthouse
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LocationMain St. between Fourth and Fifth Sts., Plankinton, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°43′03″N98°29′09″W / 43.717620°N 98.485726°W / 43.717620; -98.485726
Built1939-40
Architect Kings & Dixon
Architectural styleModerne, Art Deco
MPS County Courthouses of South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001855 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1993

The Aurora County Courthouse, located in Plankinton, South Dakota is a building in the Art Moderne and Art Deco styles.

It was built in 1940 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was one of four county courthouses in South Dakota designed by architects Kings & Dixon. [2]

As of 2013, the building served as the county courthouse for Aurora County. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mark Hufstetler; Lon Johnson (September 1, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aurora County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved August 3, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 1992
  3. "Welcome to Plankington, South Dakota". Plankington Development Corporation. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.