Potter County Courthouse (Gettysburg, South Dakota)

Potter County Courthouse
Location 201 S. Exene St., Gettysburg, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°00′35″N 99°57′16″W / 45.00972°N 99.95444°W / 45.00972; -99.95444Coordinates: 45°00′35″N 99°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 J.P. Eisentraut
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS County Courthouses of South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference # 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.

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 Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 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.
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