Old Post Office (Watertown, South Dakota)

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Watertown Post Office
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Nearest city Watertown, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°53′58″N97°06′51″W / 44.89944°N 97.11417°W / 44.89944; -97.11417 Coordinates: 44°53′58″N97°06′51″W / 44.89944°N 97.11417°W / 44.89944; -97.11417
Built 1908 (1908)
NRHP reference # 76001726 [1]
Added to NRHP 12 December 1976

The Old Post Office (NRHP-listed as Watertown Post Office) is a historic building located at 26 South Broadway in Watertown, South Dakota.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Watertown, South Dakota City in South Dakota, United States

Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census. It is the fifth largest city in South Dakota. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties.

South Dakota State of the United States of America

South Dakota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the fifth smallest by population and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 187,200, is South Dakota's largest city.

The Watertown Post Office was built in 1908 and served until 1976[ citation needed ]. From 1976 to 2009, it was known as Old Post Office Square, and housed several tenants. From 2009 to 2014 it was home to KXLG in Watertown. [2] It is currently the law office of Nancy Turbak Berry. [3]

KXLG

KXLG is a radio station serving the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is owned by TMRG Broadcasting, LLC. It airs soft adult contemporary music to fill time between local business advertising features. The advertising features often include live on-site broadcasts or telephone "interviews" with local business operators.

Nancy J. Turbak Berry is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 5th district from 2006 to 2010.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "KXLG Radio" . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Turbak Law" . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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