by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
121 S Washington Kenneth R. Scurr designed this one-story wooden house, and the Onida Construction Company built it for him in 1923. Scurr was an important designer and builder involved in a number of noteworthy local projects. He moved to Pierre in 1920 and married...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
1118 E Capitol Ave Built in 1907 by Walter Rowe, an important local figure, the Rowe House is an excellent example of the Folk Victorian style architecture that was prevalent in South Dakota between 1890 and 1910. This style is inspired by Italianate and Queen Anne...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
201 West Capitol Ave Located a block west of the Upper Pierre Commercial Historic District, the Pierre Masonic Lodge is important as the home of the Masons in Pierre since 1928 and also as a good local example of Neoclassical Revival style architecture. The lodge is...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
North Grand from Broadway to Elizabeth Located north of the downtown business district and three blocks west of the State Capitol on a rise overlooking the Missouri River, the Pierre Hill Residential Historic District is the prominent residential district in Pierre....
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
In 1903, local Reverend C. Frank Vreeland wrote to steel magnate Andrew Carnegie requesting a $15,000 donation to construct a public library. Carnegie, who believed that a public library was the most important benefit a community could provide to its citizens, offered...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
301 E Dakota Ave, Pierre, SD The South Dakota National Guard Museum in Pierre, SD, originated as the Truck and Gun Shed property. It sets on approximately a half acre lot located on the corner of East Dakota Avenue and South Chapelle St. The Truck and Gun shed was...
