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Carpenter Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Carpenter Hotel

Also known as Carpenter Building

On the National Register since 198640 years
Listed 1986Sioux Falls
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About Carpenter Hotel

Carpenter Hotel, at 221 S. Phillips Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 13, 1986. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel building in Sioux Falls, 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 · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1912 to today

  1. 1912Built, designed by Joseph Schwartz
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

221 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Carpenter HotelStart here
  2. 2Shriver-Johnson BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1918 · next door
  3. 3Sioux Falls Downtown Historic DistrictRomanesque · next door
  4. 4Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseRomanesque · Built 1892 · next door
  5. 5Texaco Super Service StationMission Revival · next door
Around it

32 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBuilding at 330 South 1st AvenueBuilding0.1 miBWashington High SchoolNeo-Classical0.1 miBRock Island DepotRomanesque0.1 miBMiller, L. D., Funeral HomeSpanish Colonial · Built 19230.2 miBGrand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted MasonsNeo-Classical0.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBCentral Fire StationBuilt 19130.2 miBSecurity Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19160.2 miBSioux Falls National Bank BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19170.2 miStEighth Street BridgeConcrete deck arch0.2 miBBurger, Margaret, Apartment HouseBuilding0.3 miBParmley-Pankow HouseBuilt 18810.3 miBCharles A. Thomas HouseBungalow · Built 19140.3 miBHarrison DeLong HouseQueen Anne · Built 18890.3 miBFarley-Loetscher Company Building ICommercial Style0.3 miBIllinois Central Passenger DepotQueen Anne · Built 18880.3 miBStock Yards State Bank and Tri-State Wholesale Grocery Co.Commercial Style · Built 19100.4 miBTuthill, John W., Lumber CompanyItalianate · Built 18950.4 mi
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BPettigrew, R. F., and Tate, S. L., BuildingCommercial Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.4 miBOrpheum TheatreClassical · Built 19130.4 miBPlumbing Supply CompanyCommercial · Built 19110.4 miBPhillips BlockVictorian Commercial · Built 18920.4 miBKuehn, Andrew, WarehouseRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19030.4 miStSummit Avenue ViaductStructure0.5 miBLaSalle ApartmentsArt Deco · Built 19370.5 miBAndrew O. Huseboe HouseQueen Anne · Built 19010.5 miBFarley-Loetscher Company BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miDCathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)Mediterranean0.5 miBEast Site Fire Station and Branch LibraryBuilding0.5 miDOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic DistrictHigh Victorian Gothic0.5 miBOld Minnehaha County CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miDOld Courthouse and Warehouse District (Boundary Increase)Romanesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Carpenter Hotel

Is Carpenter Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 13, 1986 (Register number 86001499).

Is Carpenter Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Carpenter Hotel?

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 Carpenter Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 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 93205346 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.