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Garlock Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Garlock Building

Also known as Custer County Chronicle; Chigger Charlie's

On the National Register since 200422 years
Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial StyleListed 2004Custer
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About Garlock Building

Garlock Building, at 522 Mount Rushmore Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 28, 2004. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style, as it does for 1 other South Dakota listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Custer, South Dakota. 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1890 to today

  1. 1890Built
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 10 minutes

522 Mount Rushmore Rd., Custer · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Garlock BuildingStart here
  2. 2First National Bank BuildingBuilt 1911 · next door
  3. 3Custer County CourthouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Grace Coolidge Memorial Log BuildingBuilt 1926 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BFrancis Averill (T. A.) and Janet Leach Towner HouseStick Style · Built 18900.5 miBWay Park MuseumBuilt 18750.6 miBNewton Seymour Tubbs HouseLate Victorian · Built 18910.8 mi

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Questions about Garlock Building

Is Garlock Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 28, 2004 (Register number 03001524).

Is Garlock Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Dakota has 7 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 23.7 miles away.

Can you visit Garlock Building?

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 Garlock Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 93204748 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.