Potter County Courthouse (South Dakota)

Potter County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	201 S. Exene St., Gettysburg, South Dakota
Coordinates	45°00′35″N99°57′16″W / 45.00972°N 99.95444°W / 45.00972; -99.95444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911
Built by	Stolte & Mencier
Architect	Black Hills Company
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	County Courthouses of South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000743 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1996

The Potter County Courthouse in Gettysburg, South Dakota was built in 1911. Gettysburg won a war vs. an alternative county seat location. The Second Renaissance Revival-style building has Classical Revival-style influences. ^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

The courthouse was designed by the Black Hills Company, a Deadwood-based architecture firm operated by architect John P. Eisentraut. The contractors were Stolte & Mencier of Redfield ^[2]

Gettysburg was established as county seat after bitter dispute with Forest City, South Dakota. Forest City refused to give up the official papers of the county; Frank M. Byrne, later a governor of the state, was involved in a raid to obtain the papers.

It is a three-story building. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Mark Hufstetler (March 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Potter County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved December 14, 2017. With four photos from 1995.