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17. Scotty Philip-Built House 18. John Hayes House
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214 2 Avenue
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113 N. 3 Street

Built 1905
Built 1889
Constructed by
Scotty Philip Constructed by
John Hayes

In 1905, Scotty Architectural Style:
Philip constructed Local Vernacular
this house for his
daughter. Sarah,
Scotty’s wife, lived John Hayes was an
here for a short period of time as well. Much of the original interior early newspaper
has been preserved, including the original brick fireplace, oak man and he built this house in “local vernacular” style in 1889.
flooring, and built-in oak cabinets. The house sits on its original Vernacular architecture is architecture characterized by the use of
rock foundation with its original rock wall. local materials and knowledge, usually without the supervision of
professional architects.
When Sherman Monroe purchased this house in 1974, he
preserved the original interior and the rock wall. However, he did Hayes was the editor of The Sioux Stock Journal Press, which he
cover the dirt basement floor with concrete and finished the began publishing in Fort Pierre in 1889. He also published a book
basement. using his articles titled The Stock Journal Press, which was South
Dakota’s first brand book and is in the South Dakota State
Archives. He was a cattleman and one of the men for whom the
town of Hayes was named. In 1894, he helped found the Missouri
River Stockmen’s Association. He was secretary of the
association in 1903 and again in 1906, before leaving to become
secretary for the Western South Dakota Stockgrowers, a
forerunner of the current South Dakota Stockgrowers Association.

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