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Phillips Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Phillips Block

Also known as Soo Hotel

On the National Register since 197848 years
Victorian CommercialListed 1978Sioux Falls
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Phillips Block

Phillips Block, at 333--335 N. Main Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 18, 1978. It was among the first 9 of Sioux Falls’s 74 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

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

1892 to today

  1. 1892Built
  2. 1978Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 48 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

333--335 N. Main Ave., Sioux Falls · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Phillips BlockStart here
  2. 2Old Minnehaha County CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  3. 3Old Courthouse and Warehouse District (Boundary Increase)Romanesque · next door
  4. 4Old Courthouse and Warehouse Historic DistrictHigh Victorian Gothic · next door
  5. 5Kuehn, Andrew, WarehouseRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1903 · next door
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BPettigrew, R. F., and Tate, S. L., BuildingCommercial Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.1 miBOrpheum TheatreClassical · Built 19130.1 miBSecurity Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19160.2 miStEighth Street BridgeConcrete deck arch0.2 miBFarley-Loetscher Company Building ICommercial Style0.2 miBCentral Fire StationBuilt 19130.3 miBSioux Falls National Bank BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19170.3 miBIllinois Central Passenger DepotQueen Anne · Built 18880.3 miDCathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)Mediterranean0.3 miBTuthill, John W., Lumber CompanyItalianate · Built 18950.3 miBPlumbing Supply CompanyCommercial · Built 19110.3 miBDr. Fredrich A. Randolph BlockCommercial · Built 19250.3 miBShriver-Johnson BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19180.4 miBCarpenter HotelBuilt 19120.4 miBRock Island DepotRomanesque0.4 miBFederal Building and U.S. CourthouseRomanesque · Built 18920.5 miBTexaco Super Service StationMission Revival0.5 miBBuilding at 330 South 1st AvenueBuilding0.5 mi
Show the other 8
BWashington High SchoolNeo-Classical0.5 miDSioux Falls Downtown Historic DistrictRomanesque0.5 miBFirst Congregational ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBMarion E. Bowen HouseVictorian · Built 18880.5 miBStock Yards State Bank and Tri-State Wholesale Grocery Co.Commercial Style · Built 19100.5 miBEast Site Fire Station and Branch LibraryBuilding0.5 miSQueen Bee MillMcKeen, J.W.0.5 miBL & A Baking CompanyCommercial Style · Built 19140.5 mi

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Questions about Phillips Block

Is Phillips Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 18, 1978 (Register number 78002564).

Is Phillips Block a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Phillips Block?

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 Phillips Block?

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 93205424 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.