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Central Fire Station
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National Register of Historic Places

Central Fire Station

Also known as Station No. 1

On the National Register since 198046 years
Listed 1980Sioux Falls
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Central Fire Station

Central Fire Station, at 100 S. Minnesota Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1980. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFire station 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 · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1913 to today

  1. 1913Built, designed by Joseph Schwartz
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

100 S. Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Central Fire StationStart here
  2. 2Farley-Loetscher Company Building ICommercial Style · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Security Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1916 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Sioux Falls National Bank BuildingSullivanesque · Built 1917 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Eighth Street BridgeConcrete deck arch · next door
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWashington High SchoolNeo-Classical0.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBCarpenter HotelBuilt 19120.2 miBMiller, L. D., Funeral HomeSpanish Colonial · Built 19230.3 miBGrand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted MasonsNeo-Classical0.3 miBLaSalle ApartmentsArt Deco · Built 19370.3 miDSioux Falls Downtown Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miBShriver-Johnson BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19180.3 miBAndrew O. Huseboe HouseQueen Anne · Built 19010.3 miBRock Island DepotRomanesque0.3 miDCathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)Mediterranean0.3 miBPettigrew, R. F., and Tate, S. L., BuildingCommercial Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.3 miBOrpheum TheatreClassical · Built 19130.3 miBPhillips BlockVictorian Commercial · Built 18920.3 miBOld Minnehaha County CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBCharles A. Thomas HouseBungalow · Built 19140.4 miBHarrison DeLong HouseQueen Anne · Built 18890.4 miBFederal Building and U.S. CourthouseRomanesque · Built 18920.4 mi
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BTexaco Super Service StationMission Revival0.4 miBBuilding at 330 South 1st AvenueBuilding0.4 miBMarion E. Bowen HouseVictorian · Built 18880.4 miBIllinois Central Passenger DepotQueen Anne · Built 18880.4 miBTuthill, John W., Lumber CompanyItalianate · Built 18950.4 miBKuehn, Andrew, WarehouseRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19030.4 miDOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic DistrictHigh Victorian Gothic0.4 miDOld Courthouse and Warehouse District (Boundary Increase)Romanesque0.4 miBDr. Fredrich A. Randolph BlockCommercial · Built 19250.4 miBBurger, Margaret, Apartment HouseBuilding0.5 miBParmley-Pankow HouseBuilt 18810.5 miStSummit Avenue ViaductStructure0.5 miBPlumbing Supply CompanyCommercial · Built 19110.5 mi

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Questions about Central Fire Station

Is Central Fire Station on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 27, 1980 (Register number 80003730).

Is Central Fire Station a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Central Fire Station?

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 Central Fire Station?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 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 93205350 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.