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Washington High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Washington High School

On the National Register since 198640 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 1986Sioux Falls
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About Washington High School

Washington High School, at 315 S. Main, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 13, 1986. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 27 other South Dakota listings. The listing covers 1 acre. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMuseum, theater, concert hall, and art gallery in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. 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

315 S. Main, Sioux Falls · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Washington High SchoolStart here
  2. 2First Congregational ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  3. 3Grand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted MasonsNeo-Classical · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Miller, L. D., Funeral HomeSpanish Colonial · Built 1923 · next door
  5. 5Harrison DeLong HouseQueen Anne · Built 1889 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

32 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFederal Building and U.S. CourthouseRomanesque · Built 18920.1 miDSioux Falls Downtown Historic DistrictRomanesque0.1 miBShriver-Johnson BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19180.1 miBCarpenter HotelBuilt 19120.1 miBBurger, Margaret, Apartment HouseBuilding0.2 miBParmley-Pankow HouseBuilt 18810.2 miBCharles A. Thomas HouseBungalow · Built 19140.2 miBTexaco Super Service StationMission Revival0.2 miBBuilding at 330 South 1st AvenueBuilding0.2 miBRock Island DepotRomanesque0.2 miBCentral Fire StationBuilt 19130.2 miBSecurity Bank BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19160.2 miBSioux Falls National Bank BuildingSullivanesque · Built 19170.3 miBFarley-Loetscher Company Building ICommercial Style0.3 miStSummit Avenue ViaductStructure0.4 miBLaSalle ApartmentsArt Deco · Built 19370.4 miBAndrew O. Huseboe HouseQueen Anne · Built 19010.4 miStEighth Street BridgeConcrete deck arch0.4 mi
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BPettigrew, R. F., and Tate, S. L., BuildingCommercial Romanesque Revival · Built 18890.4 miDAll Saints Historic DistrictNeo-Colonial0.5 miBAll Saints School Main BuildingPrairie Gothic · Built 18840.5 miBMarion E. Bowen HouseVictorian · Built 18880.5 miBStock Yards State Bank and Tri-State Wholesale Grocery Co.Commercial Style · Built 19100.5 miBIllinois Central Passenger DepotQueen Anne · Built 18880.5 miDCathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)Mediterranean0.5 miBTuthill, John W., Lumber CompanyItalianate · Built 18950.5 miBOrpheum TheatreClassical · Built 19130.5 miBPlumbing Supply CompanyCommercial · Built 19110.5 miBPhillips BlockVictorian Commercial · Built 18920.5 miBKuehn, Andrew, WarehouseRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19030.5 miDOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic DistrictHigh Victorian Gothic0.5 miBOld Minnehaha County CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 mi
More like it

Neo-Classical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neo-Classical.

Grand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons0.1 mi away
Cathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.5 mi away

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Questions about Washington High School

Is Washington High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 13, 1986 (Register number 86000248).

Is Washington High School a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Washington High School?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Washington High School?

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 93205482 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.