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Brown County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Brown County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197650 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 1976Aberdeen
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About Brown County Courthouse

Brown County Courthouse, at 1st Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 1976. It was among the first 5 of Aberdeen’s 23 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 14 other South Dakota listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 20 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1904 to today

  1. 1904Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1st Ave., Aberdeen · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Brown County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Great Northern Railway Passenger and Freight DepotEnglish Vernacular Revival · next door
  3. 3Western Union BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Ward, Alonzo, Hotel19th Century Classica Revival · next door
  5. 5US Post Office and Courthouse-AberdeenModern Movement · 0.1 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DAberdeen Commercial Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miDAberdeen Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.2 miBChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad DepotPrairie0.2 miBMasonic TempleItalian Villa0.3 miBFirst United Methodist ChurchByzantine0.3 miBMcGregor HouseLate Victorian · Built 19260.4 miBMargaret and Maurice Lamont HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19120.4 miBJohn H. Firey HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 18830.4 mi

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Questions about Brown County Courthouse

Is Brown County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 3, 1976 (Register number 76001718).

Is Brown County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Dakota has 7 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Brown County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Brown County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93204478 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.