Belle Fourche Commercial Historic District

Belle Fourche Commercial Historic District
500 State Street, also called the flat-iron building, used as post office and store
Location 500-620 State St. (both sides) and 608-622 5th Ave. (even side), Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°40′20″N 103°51′12″W / 44.67222°N 103.85333°W / 44.67222; -103.85333Coordinates: 44°40′20″N 103°51′12″W / 44.67222°N 103.85333°W / 44.67222; -103.85333
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1940
NRHP reference # 82003917[1]
Added to NRHP April 27, 1982

The Belle Fourche Commercial Historic District, a 8 acres (3.2 ha) historic district in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It includes 16 contributing buildings. The district includes 500 to 620 State St. (both sides) and the even side from 608 to 622 5th Ave.[2]

Selected included buildings are:

  • Hitchin' Post building, 500 State Street (between 1903 and 1915), also known as the flat-iron building. Second story added c. 1923. Used as both post office and store.
  • Wide Awake Grocery Building, 520 State St. (1911), separately listed on the National Register in 1978.
  • Christianson's, 501 State Street (c.1895)
  • Gay Building, 507 State Street (c.1908)
  • Townsend Building, 515 State Street (c.1905)
  • Thomas Drug, 521 State Street (c.1890). Originally built as Ferrall Hardware Store, a survivor of 1895 fire
  • Bolles Block, 603 State Street (1917)
  • IOOF Building, 607 State Street (c.1903-1915)[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 LeEllen Coacher (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belle Fourche Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2017. With 53 photos from 1980 and 2002.
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