Pennington County Courthouse
The courthouse in 2017.
Pennington County Courthouse is located in South Dakota
Pennington County Courthouse
Pennington County Courthouse is located in the United States
Pennington County Courthouse
Location315 St. Joseph St., Rapid City, South Dakota
Coordinates44°4′44″N 103°13′21″W / 44.07889°N 103.22250°W / 44.07889; -103.22250
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectW. E. Hulse & Company
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.76001751[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976

The Pennington County Courthouse, located at 315 St. Joseph Street in Rapid City, is the county courthouse serving Pennington County, South Dakota. The courthouse has functioned as the seat of Pennington County government since it was built in 1922. Architecture firm W. E. Hulse & Company of Hutchinson, Kansas designed the building in the Beaux-Arts style. The three-story building is built from Indiana limestone and has terra cotta trim. The two-story front entrance is divided into sections by four pairs of Ionic columns; three large arched windows decorated with muntin and topped by keystones decorate the three main sections. The entrance, located at what would be the bottom of the middle window, features iron grilles on its windows and transom and is topped by a cartouche. A frieze with ornamental medallions and a dentillated cornice surround the building above its second story.[2]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Gerloff, Scott (May 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pennington County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved July 11, 2015. Accompanied by photos.
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