Custer County Courthouse (South Dakota)

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Custer County Courthouse
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Location411 Mt. Rushmore Rd., Custer, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°45′59″N103°36′04″W / 43.76639°N 103.60111°W / 43.76639; -103.60111
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1881
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 72001226 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1972
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Front view

The Custer County Courthouse in Custer, South Dakota is a courthouse built in 1881. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

It is a three-story red brick building "reflecting a plains adaptation of the Italian style. [2]

A new courthouse was scheduled to be completed in 1993. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Custer Historical Society (June 27, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Custer County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved March 17, 2018. With photo.