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National Register of Historic Places

Bluff Historic District

A district of 18 historic buildingsOn the Register since 2016
Listed 2016Vermillion
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Bluff Historic District, at Oak Pl., Court, Kidder, Church & Bloomingdale Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 23, 2016. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The district takes in 18 historic buildings. The listing covers 8.8 acres. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric district in Vermillion, South Dakota. From Wikidata (CC0).

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Oak Pl., Court, Kidder, Church & Bloomingdale Sts., Vermillion · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bluff Historic DistrictStart here
  2. 2E. H. Willey HouseQueen Anne · Built 1895 · next door
  3. 3First National Bank Building of VermillionRomanesque Revival · Built 1893 · next door
  4. 4Downtown Vermillion Historic DistrictClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5First Baptist Church of VermillionBuilding · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BVermillion-Andrew Carnegie LibraryNeo-Classical · Built 19040.1 miDForest Avenue Historic DistrictBungalow0.2 miBGunderson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.2 miBAustin-Whittemore HouseVictorian · Built 18840.2 miDForest Avenue Historic District (Boundary Clarification and Additional Documentation)Gothic Revival0.2 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBClay County CourthouseNeo-Classical0.3 miBFirst Congregational Church, VermillionBuilding0.3 miBSt. Agnes Catholic ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.3 miDJolley Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBColton HouseTudor · Built 19380.4 miBInman HouseItalianate · Built 18820.4 miBBrookman HouseBuilding0.4 miBLinden HousePost Modernistic0.5 miDUniversity Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Bluff Historic District

Is Bluff Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 23, 2016 (Register number 16000415).

Is Bluff Historic District a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Bluff Historic District?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.