by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 13, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Near intersection of Highway 83 and 4th Ave., Fort Pierre With the planned 1907 construction of a railroad bridge across the Missouri River from Pierre to Fort Pierre, the Chicago and NorthWestern railroad track was quickly laid from Fort Pierre to Rapid City. Along...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 13, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Fort Choteau Rd, one mile north of Ft. Pierre Fort Pierre Chouteau stood as a symbol of the relations between Euro-Americans and American Indians and their interdependence for nearly 25 years. Continually growing in size and influence, the fort evolved into a trading...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 13, 2018 | Fort Pierre
114 W Main St, Fort Pierre Built between 1908 and 1909, the United Church of Christ, now known as the Fort Pierre Congregational Church, is the only example of High Victorian Gothic architecture in Fort Pierre. The Late Victorian Gothic style is the last phase of the...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 13, 2018 | Fort Pierre
509 Second St, Ft Pierre The Gaylord Sumner House is significant for its architecture and its role as the home of Gaylord Sumner, an important businessman. Originally a small one-and-one-half-story cottage constructed in 1889, the house grew to two stories between...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 13, 2018 | Fort Pierre
34 E Main St, Fort Pierre The Stockgrowers Bank is the single example of Romanesque Revival architecture in Fort Pierre. The building represents an interesting and well-executed adaptation of the style to the needs of the small frontier community and is the most...
by wpx_HistoricPierreFortPierre | Dec 13, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Corner of Second St and Second Ave, Fort Pierre Constructed in 1892, the Old Fort Pierre School was the first high school in Fort Pierre and one of the first in western South Dakota. The two-story school had four classrooms. At first, only elementary grades were...
