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Brookings County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Brookings County Courthouse

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

Brookings County Courthouse, at 4th St. and 6th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 12, 1976. It was among the first 3 of Brookings’s 29 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 14 other South Dakota listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Brookings, United States of America. 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 · 23 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

4th St. and 6th Ave., Brookings · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Brookings County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Carnegie Public LibraryPrairie Style · Built 1915 · next door
  3. 3Brookings Central Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)Renaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Nick's Hamburger ShopSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1932 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Trygstad Law and Commerce BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 1918 · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DBrookings Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)Late 19th and Early 20th Century Commercial0.1 miDBrookings Central Residential Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.1 miDSexauer Seed Company Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.2 miBChicago and Northwestern Railroad DepotBuilding0.2 miBBrookings City HallBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19120.2 miBGeorge P. Sexauer HouseQueen Anne · Built 19000.3 miBIvan Cobel HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Craftsman · Built 19200.3 miBE.E. Haugen HouseColonial Revival0.4 miDBrookings University Residential Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBW. A. Caldwell HouseNeo-Classical · Built 19020.4 miBG. A. Mathews HouseClassical Revival · Built 18960.4 miBFishback HouseGeorgian Revival · Built 18950.4 miSFishback House (Boundary Increase)Georgian Revival0.4 mi
More like it

Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Renaissance Revival.

Brookings City HallBuilt 1912 · 0.2 mi away
Trygstad Law and Commerce BuildingBuilt 1918 · 0.2 mi away

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Questions about Brookings County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Dec 12, 1976 (Register number 76001715).

Is Brookings County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Brookings 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 Brookings County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 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 93204400 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.