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Excelsior Flour Mill
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National Register of Historic Places

Excelsior Flour Mill

Also known as Gunny Seeds and Nursery

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Yankton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Excelsior Flour Mill

Excelsior Flour Mill, at 2nd and Capital, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 7, 1976. It was among the first 5 of Yankton’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its industry and agriculture, at the local level. The listing covers 2 acres. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Yankton, 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 · 26 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1872 to today

  1. 1872Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2nd and Capital, Yankton · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Excelsior Flour MillStart here
  2. 2Gurney, Charles, HotelRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1891 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3House of Gurney Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
  4. 4Bruce-Donaldson HouseItalianate · Built 1879 · next door
  5. 5Yankton Carnegie LibraryNeo-Classical · Built 1903 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

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

StMeridian BridgeRigid-connected Pratt vertical-lift truss0.2 miBGovernor John L. Pennington HouseItalianate0.3 miBScottish Rite Masonic TempleLate Victorian0.4 miDYankton High School Historic DistrictPrairie School0.5 miDYankton Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 mi

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Questions about Excelsior Flour Mill

Is Excelsior Flour Mill on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 7, 1976 (Register number 76001757).

Is Excelsior Flour Mill a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Excelsior Flour Mill?

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 Excelsior Flour Mill?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 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 93205767 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.