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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookings County, South Dakota.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

There are 40 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has since been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Brookings Central Residential Historic District
Brookings Central Residential Historic District
June 3, 1994
(#94000558)
 Roughly bounded by 3rd St., 6th St. (Highway 14), Medary Ave., and 5th Ave.; also 521 and 601 4th St.
44°18′35″N 96°47′33″W / 44.309722°N 96.7925°W / 44.309722; -96.7925 (Brookings Central Residential Historic District)		 Brookings 4th St. addresses represent a boundary increase
2 Brookings City Hall
Brookings City Hall
June 17, 1982
(#82003914)
 4th St.
44°18′32″N 96°47′57″W / 44.308889°N 96.799167°W / 44.308889; -96.799167 (Brookings City Hall)		 Brookings
3 Brookings Commercial Historic District
Brookings Commercial Historic District
April 19, 1988
(#88000029)
 Roughly along Main Ave. between the former C&NW railroad line and the alley of N. 5th St.
44°18′32″N 96°47′53″W / 44.308889°N 96.798056°W / 44.308889; -96.798056 (Brookings Commercial Historic District)		 Brookings
4 Brookings County Courthouse
Brookings County Courthouse
December 12, 1976
(#76001715)
 4th St. and 6th Ave.
44°18′32″N 96°47′43″W / 44.308889°N 96.795278°W / 44.308889; -96.795278 (Brookings County Courthouse)		 Brookings
5 Brookings University Residential Historic District
February 12, 1999
(#99000210)
 Roughly bounded by Harvey Dunn St., Medary Ave., 6th St., and Main Ave.
44°18′52″N 96°47′34″W / 44.314444°N 96.792778°W / 44.314444; -96.792778 (Brookings University Residential Historic District)		 Brookings
6 W. A. Caldwell House
W. A. Caldwell House
November 3, 1986
(#86002990)
 804 6th Ave.
44°18′52″N 96°47′38″W / 44.314444°N 96.793889°W / 44.314444; -96.793889 (W. A. Caldwell House)		 Brookings
7 Carnegie Public Library
Carnegie Public Library
May 7, 1980
(#80003717)
 524 4th St.
44°18′32″N 96°47′43″W / 44.308889°N 96.795278°W / 44.308889; -96.795278 (Carnegie Public Library)		 Brookings
8 Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot
October 8, 1976
(#76001716)
 Main St.
44°18′25″N 96°47′57″W / 44.306944°N 96.799167°W / 44.306944; -96.799167 (Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot)		 Brookings
9 Ivan Cobel House
Ivan Cobel House
August 14, 2003
(#03000762)
 727 Main Ave.
44°18′47″N 96°47′56″W / 44.313056°N 96.798889°W / 44.313056; -96.798889 (Ivan Cobel House)		 Brookings
10 Coolidge Sylvan Theatre
Coolidge Sylvan Theatre
February 26, 1987
(#87000224)
 Medary Ave.
44°18′59″N 96°47′13″W / 44.316389°N 96.786944°W / 44.316389; -96.786944 (Coolidge Sylvan Theatre)		 Brookings
11 Coughlin Campanile
Coughlin Campanile
February 26, 1987
(#87000223)
 Medary Ave.
44°18′57″N 96°47′16″W / 44.315833°N 96.787778°W / 44.315833; -96.787778 (Coughlin Campanile)		 Brookings
12 Experimental Rammed Earth Machine Shed
August 26, 1993
(#93000869)
 Northwestern corner of the South Dakota State University campus
44°19′14″N 96°47′23″W / 44.320556°N 96.789722°W / 44.320556; -96.789722 (Experimental Rammed Earth Machine Shed)		 Brookings
13 Experimental Rammed Earth Wall
June 28, 1991
(#91000850)
 Medary Ave. behind Dean of Agricultural and Biological Sciences House on the South Dakota State University campus
44°19′16″N 96°47′18″W / 44.321111°N 96.788333°W / 44.321111; -96.788333 (Experimental Rammed Earth Wall)		 Brookings
14 Fishback House
Fishback House
October 8, 1976
(#76001717)
 501 8th St.
44°18′52″N 96°47′47″W / 44.314444°N 96.796389°W / 44.314444; -96.796389 (Fishback House)		 Brookings
15 Graham House
Graham House
June 3, 1994
(#94000559)
 927 7th St.
44°19′39″N 96°47′33″W / 44.3275°N 96.7925°W / 44.3275; -96.7925 (Graham House)		 Brookings
16 John L. Hall House
John L. Hall House
November 29, 2010
(#10000955)
 121 Samara Ave.
44°19′28″N 96°55′42″W / 44.324444°N 96.928333°W / 44.324444; -96.928333 (John L. Hall House)		 Volga
17 E. E. Haugen House
E. E. Haugen House
March 1, 2010
(#10000047)
 202 5th St.
44°18′37″N 96°48′07″W / 44.310322°N 96.801883°W / 44.310322; -96.801883 (E. E. Haugen House)		 Brookings
18 Henry-Martinson House
Henry-Martinson House
December 20, 1977
(#77001237)
 405 Kasan Ave.
44°19′16″N 96°55′36″W / 44.321111°N 96.926667°W / 44.321111; -96.926667 (Henry-Martinson House)		 Volga
19 Intermill House
May 9, 1997
(#97000427)
 46408 203rd St.
44°26′36″N 96°55′30″W / 44.443333°N 96.925°W / 44.443333; -96.925 (Intermill House)		 Bruce
20 Lockhart House
Lockhart House
November 29, 2010
(#10000954)
 1001 6th Ave.
44°19′01″N 96°47′43″W / 44.316944°N 96.795278°W / 44.316944; -96.795278 (Lockhart House)		 Brookings
21 Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn
January 25, 1991
(#90002207)
 5 miles north and 3 miles west of White
44°30′35″N 96°42′27″W / 44.509722°N 96.7075°W / 44.509722; -96.7075 (Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn)		 White
22 Nick's Hamburger Shop
Nick's Hamburger Shop
November 6, 1986
(#86003008)
 427 Main Ave.
44°18′36″N 96°47′56″W / 44.31°N 96.798889°W / 44.31; -96.798889 (Nick's Hamburger Shop)		 Brookings
23 Pioneer Park Bandshell
Pioneer Park Bandshell
November 19, 2007
(#07001208)
 Southwestern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 14 and 1st Ave.
44°18′46″N 96°48′18″W / 44.312778°N 96.805°W / 44.312778; -96.805 (Pioneer Park Bandshell)		 Brookings
24 St. Mary's School
St. Mary's School
October 24, 1996
(#96001228)
 220 E. 3rd St.
44°14′05″N 96°28′47″W / 44.234722°N 96.479722°W / 44.234722; -96.479722 (St. Mary's School)		 Elkton
25 Sexauer Seed Company Historic District
Sexauer Seed Company Historic District
November 8, 2001
(#01001225)
 Roughly bounded by Main Ave., the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern railroad tracks, 2nd St., and 6th Ave.
44°18′21″N 96°47′50″W / 44.305833°N 96.797222°W / 44.305833; -96.797222 (Sexauer Seed Company Historic District)		 Brookings
26 George P. Sexauer House
George P. Sexauer House
January 26, 1990
(#89002333)
 929 4th St.
44°18′33″N 96°47′18″W / 44.309167°N 96.788333°W / 44.309167; -96.788333 (George P. Sexauer House)		 Brookings
27 Singsaas Lutheran Church
October 23, 2003
(#03001070)
 19716 487th Ave.
44°31′35″N 96°28′00″W / 44.526389°N 96.466667°W / 44.526389; -96.466667 (Singsaas Lutheran Church)		 Lake Hendricks Township
28 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-129-020
November 30, 1999
(#99001433)
 Local road over the Big Sioux River
44°30′53″N 96°52′11″W / 44.514722°N 96.869722°W / 44.514722; -96.869722 (South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-129-020)		 Bruce Destroyed in 2011
29 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-142-190
November 30, 1999
(#99001431)
 Local road over the Big Sioux River
44°16′06″N 96°50′35″W / 44.268333°N 96.843056°W / 44.268333; -96.843056 (South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-142-190)		 Brookings
30 Sterling Methodist Church
October 19, 1989
(#89001723)
 U.S. Route 77, 5 miles east of Bruce
44°27′21″N 96°47′12″W / 44.455833°N 96.786667°W / 44.455833; -96.786667 (Sterling Methodist Church)		 Bruce
31 Stock Judging Pavilion
Stock Judging Pavilion
October 19, 1978
(#78002538)
 11th St. and Medary Ave. on the South Dakota State University campus
44°19′08″N 96°47′18″W / 44.318889°N 96.788333°W / 44.318889; -96.788333 (Stock Judging Pavilion)		 Brookings
32 Trygstad Law and Commerce Building
Trygstad Law and Commerce Building
February 23, 1984
(#84003244)
 401 Main Ave.
44°18′33″N 96°47′54″W / 44.309167°N 96.798333°W / 44.309167; -96.798333 (Trygstad Law and Commerce Building)		 Brookings
33 Volga Auditorium
Volga Auditorium
July 5, 2000
(#00000723)
 212 Kasan Ave.
44°19′30″N 96°55′35″W / 44.325°N 96.926389°W / 44.325; -96.926389 (Volga Auditorium)		 Volga
34 Vostad Farm
Vostad Farm
April 14, 2005
(#05000283)
 2905 16th Ave., W.
44°20′30″N 96°49′46″W / 44.341667°N 96.829444°W / 44.341667; -96.829444 (Vostad Farm)		 Brookings
35 Solomon Walters House
April 26, 1978
(#78002539)
 Railway St.
44°26′08″N 96°53′24″W / 44.435556°N 96.89°W / 44.435556; -96.89 (Solomon Walters House)		 Bruce
36 Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
May 7, 1980
(#80003718)
 Medary Ave.
44°19′04″N 96°47′20″W / 44.317778°N 96.788889°W / 44.317778; -96.788889 (Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall)		 Brookings
37 Woodbine Cottage
Woodbine Cottage
January 26, 1990
(#89002332)
 929 Harvey Dunn St.
44°19′05″N 96°47′18″W / 44.318056°N 96.788333°W / 44.318056; -96.788333 (Woodbine Cottage)		 Brookings
38 Woodbine Cottage Experimental Rammed Earth Wall
Woodbine Cottage Experimental Rammed Earth Wall
June 28, 1991
(#91000849)
 West of the junction of 10th St. and Medary Ave. on the South Dakota State University campus
44°19′01″N 96°47′19″W / 44.316944°N 96.788611°W / 44.316944; -96.788611 (Woodbine Cottage Experimental Rammed Earth Wall)		 Brookings

Former listing

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 William H. and Elizabeth Beals House
June 9, 1992
(#92000685)
March 26, 2008
 1302 Sixth Street
 Brookings
2 Farmers Store
August 7, 1979
(#78002537)
February 23, 1988
 Main St.
 Brookings
3 SDSU Extension Building
March 21, 1978
(#78002537)
December 27, 1989
 Rotunda Lane
 Brookings
4 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-131-040
November 30, 1999
(#99001432)
March 26, 2008
 Local Rd. over Big Sioux R.
 Brookings
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