Brookings County Courthouse

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Brookings County Courthouse
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Location4th St. and 6th Ave., Brookings, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°18′32″N96°47′43″W / 44.30889°N 96.79528°W / 44.30889; -96.79528
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
Built byJ. B. Nelson Construction Co.
Architect C. E. Bell, Tyrie & Chapman
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 76001715 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Brookings County Courthouse, located at the intersection of 4th St. and 6th Ave. in Brookings, is Brookings County, South Dakota's county courthouse. The courthouse was built in 1912 to replace the county's original courthouse, which was constructed in 1883. Architects C. E. Bell, Tyrie & Chapman designed the courthouse in the Renaissance Revival style, which was common in early 20th century buildings. The J. B. Nelson Construction Company built the courthouse. [2]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. [1] In 2011, the county began a $1 million renovation of the courthouse in order to meet the local circuit court's needs. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Colleen Zweig Poindexter (2010). Brookings. Arcadia Publishing. p. 66. ISBN   9780738577760.
  3. "$1M remodeling of Brookings County courthouse set". Mitchell Daily Republic . August 10, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  4. "Courthouse plans almost ready". Brookings Register . October 28, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2013.