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This page lists special places in Clay County, South Dakota, that are part of the National Register of Historic Places. Think of the National Register as an official list of buildings, sites, and objects across the United States that are important to history. These places are worth protecting and remembering!

In Clay County, there are 40 places currently on this important list. Two other places were once listed but have since been removed. You can see where many of these historic spots are located on a map.


Current Historic Places

Here are the places in Clay County that are currently on the National Register of Historic Places:

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Anderson Homestead
March 30, 1978
(#78002543)
 East of Hub City
42°57′45″N 96°48′23″W / 42.9625°N 96.806389°W / 42.9625; -96.806389 (Anderson Homestead)		 Hub City
2 William Andre House
William Andre House
October 31, 2002
(#02001284)
 31256 452nd Ave.
42°51′29″N 97°09′35″W / 42.858175°N 97.159770°W / 42.858175; -97.159770 (William Andre House)		 Gayville
3 Austin-Whittemore House
Austin-Whittemore House
October 18, 1972
(#72001225)
 15 Austin Ave.
42°46′44″N 96°56′07″W / 42.7789°N 96.9353°W / 42.7789; -96.9353 (Austin-Whittemore House)		 Vermillion This house is now a museum where you can learn about local history.
4 Bluff Historic District
June 23, 2016
(#16000415)
 Oak Pl. and Court, Kidder, Church, and Bloomingdale Sts.
42°46′38″N 96°55′54″W / 42.777222°N 96.931667°W / 42.777222; -96.931667 (Bluff Historic District)		 Vermillion
5 Bluff View Cemetery Chapel
Bluff View Cemetery Chapel
May 31, 2006
(#06000458)
 0.2 miles south of junction of Crawford Rd. and Pinehurst Dr.
42°46′25″N 96°54′20″W / 42.7736°N 96.9056°W / 42.7736; -96.9056 (Bluff View Cemetery Chapel)		 Vermillion
6 Building at 125 Ohio St.
Building at 125 Ohio St.
February 14, 2002
(#02000021)
 125 Ohio St.
43°00′31″N 97°06′25″W / 43.008591°N 97.106847°W / 43.008591; -97.106847 (Building at 125 Ohio St.)		 Wakonda
7 Burbank School No. 10
Burbank School No. 10
July 5, 1996
(#96000740)
 White St., 2 blocks north of the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad tracks.
42°44′53″N 96°49′41″W / 42.7481°N 96.8281°W / 42.7481; -96.8281 (Burbank School No. 10)		 Burbank
8 Clay County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse
August 18, 1983
(#83003005)
 211 W. Main St.
42°46′47″N 96°56′08″W / 42.7797°N 96.9356°W / 42.7797; -96.9356 (Clay County Courthouse)		 Vermillion
9 Colton House
Colton House
November 19, 2007
(#07001210)
 402 S. University St.
42°46′37″N 96°55′26″W / 42.7769°N 96.9239°W / 42.7769; -96.9239 (Colton House)		 Vermillion
10 Downtown Vermillion Historic District
Downtown Vermillion Historic District
March 7, 2003
(#02001288)
 Main St., roughly bounded by Market and Dakota Sts.
42°46′45″N 96°55′52″W / 42.7792°N 96.9311°W / 42.7792; -96.9311 (Downtown Vermillion Historic District)		 Vermillion
11 First Baptist Church of Vermillion
First Baptist Church of Vermillion
March 5, 1982
(#82003921)
 101 E. Main St.
42°46′44″N 96°55′49″W / 42.7789°N 96.9303°W / 42.7789; -96.9303 (First Baptist Church of Vermillion)		 Vermillion
12 First Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
January 28, 2004
(#03001522)
 14-16 North Dakota St.
42°46′46″N 96°55′46″W / 42.7794°N 96.9294°W / 42.7794; -96.9294 (First Methodist Episcopal Church)		 Vermillion
13 First National Bank Building of Vermillion
First National Bank Building of Vermillion
February 13, 1986
(#86000244)
 1 E. Main St.
42°46′45″N 96°55′54″W / 42.7792°N 96.9317°W / 42.7792; -96.9317 (First National Bank Building of Vermillion)		 Vermillion
14 Forest Avenue Historic District
Forest Avenue Historic District
October 18, 1979
(#79002400)
 Forest Ave. and Lewis St.
Boundary clarification (listed March 6, 2012, refnum 12000086): 15-322 Forest Ave., 205-221 Lewis St.
42°46′36″N 96°55′43″W / 42.7767°N 96.9286°W / 42.7767; -96.9286 (Forest Avenue Historic District)		 Vermillion
15 Garfield Township Hall
Garfield Township Hall
January 28, 2004
(#03001523)
 16667 306th St.
42°57′08″N 96°51′50″W / 42.952222°N 96.863889°W / 42.952222; -96.863889 (Garfield Township Hall)		 Beresford
16 Gunderson House
Gunderson House
February 9, 2001
(#01000092)
 24 S. Harvard
42°46′38″N 96°55′39″W / 42.7772°N 96.9275°W / 42.7772; -96.9275 (Gunderson House)		 Vermillion
17 Inman House
Inman House
May 24, 1976
(#76001723)
 415 E. Main St.
42°46′45″N 96°55′31″W / 42.7792°N 96.9253°W / 42.7792; -96.9253 (Inman House)		 Vermillion
18 Calle Nissen Johnsen Farm
Calle Nissen Johnsen Farm
December 17, 1999
(#99001581)
 31494 453rd Ave.
42°49′26″N 97°08′24″W / 42.823815°N 97.139907°W / 42.823815; -97.139907 (Calle Nissen Johnsen Farm)		 Gayville
19 Jens N. and Anna Junker Farmstead
Jens N. and Anna Junker Farmstead
December 20, 1988
(#88002841)
 Norway Township, Section 6
42°48′46″N 97°08′57″W / 42.812778°N 97.149167°W / 42.812778; -97.149167 (Jens N. and Anna Junker Farmstead)		 Norway Township
20 Lincoln School No. 12
Lincoln School No. 12
August 16, 2000
(#00000995)
 45352 Timber Rd.
42°47′39″N 97°07′50″W / 42.794104°N 97.130586°W / 42.794104; -97.130586 (Lincoln School No. 12)		 Meckling
21 Linden House
Linden House
September 14, 2001
(#01001001)
 509 Linden Ave.
42°46′26″N 96°55′24″W / 42.7739°N 96.9233°W / 42.7739; -96.9233 (Linden House)		 Vermillion
22 Daniel A. Messler Homestead
February 14, 2002
(#02000022)
 30337 Greenfield Rd.
42°59′36″N 96°50′59″W / 42.993333°N 96.849722°W / 42.993333; -96.849722 (Daniel A. Messler Homestead)		 Beresford
23 Old Armory-Vermillion
Old Armory-Vermillion
October 31, 2002
(#02001285)
 414 E. Clark St.
42°47′03″N 96°55′31″W / 42.784186°N 96.925224°W / 42.784186; -96.925224 (Old Armory-Vermillion)		 Vermillion This building is now known as the Belbas Center on the campus of the University of South Dakota.
24 Old Main
Old Main
March 24, 1973
(#73001738)
 Clark St. on the University of South Dakota campus
42°47′02″N 96°55′26″W / 42.7839°N 96.9239°W / 42.7839; -96.9239 (Old Main)		 Vermillion
25 Prentis Park
Prentis Park
November 8, 2001
(#01001218)
 Plum and Main Sts.
42°46′53″N 96°55′05″W / 42.7814°N 96.9181°W / 42.7814; -96.9181 (Prentis Park)		 Vermillion
26 Rice Farm
January 20, 1978
(#78002544)
 West of Vermillion
42°53′47″N 97°01′11″W / 42.896389°N 97.019722°W / 42.896389; -97.019722 (Rice Farm)		 Vermillion
27 St. Agnes Catholic Church
St. Agnes Catholic Church
March 27, 1995
(#95000280)
 202 Washington St.
42°46′54″N 96°56′04″W / 42.7817°N 96.9344°W / 42.7817; -96.9344 (St. Agnes Catholic Church)		 Vermillion This building is now used as an arts center.
28 Sample-Lindblaum House
Sample-Lindblaum House
December 2, 1998
(#98001405)
 410 Idaho St.
43°00′15″N 97°06′29″W / 43.004062°N 97.108065°W / 43.004062; -97.108065 (Sample-Lindblaum House)		 Wakonda
29 South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-130-176
South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-130-176
November 8, 2001
(#01001220)
 Local road over the Vermillion River
42°49′47″N 96°54′16″W / 42.829703°N 96.904550°W / 42.829703; -96.904550 (South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-130-176)		 Vermillion
30 South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-133-170
South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-133-170
November 8, 2001
(#01001222)
 Local road over the Vermillion River
42°50′14″N 96°53′44″W / 42.837295°N 96.895637°W / 42.837295; -96.895637 (South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-133-170)		 Vermillion
31 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-060-032
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-060-032
January 28, 2000
(#00000020)
 Local road over Spring Creek
43°02′19″N 97°02′32″W / 43.038497°N 97.042220°W / 43.038497; -97.042220 (South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-060-032)		 Wakonda This bridge might not be there anymore.
32 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-088-170
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-088-170
January 14, 2000
(#99001689)
 Local road over Clay Creek Ditch
42°50′14″N 96°59′19″W / 42.837289°N 96.988497°W / 42.837289; -96.988497 (South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-088-170)		 Vermillion
33 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-090-042
January 14, 2000
(#99001700)
 Local road over the Vermillion River
43°01′23″N 96°58′56″W / 43.023056°N 96.982222°W / 43.023056; -96.982222 (South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-090-042)		 Wakonda
34 Spirit Mound
Spirit Mound
November 19, 1974
(#74001889)
 North of Vermillion
42°52′32″N 96°57′32″W / 42.8756°N 96.9589°W / 42.8756; -96.9589 (Spirit Mound)		 Vermillion
35 University Historic District
University Historic District
February 24, 1975
(#75001714)
 Bounded by N. Yale, E. Clark, Willow, and E. Main Sts.
42°46′52″N 96°55′27″W / 42.7811°N 96.9242°W / 42.7811; -96.9242 (University Historic District)		 Vermillion This area was called "Vermillion Historic District" until September 1, 2015.
36 Vermillion-Andrew Carnegie Library
Vermillion-Andrew Carnegie Library
August 18, 1983
(#83003006)
 12 Church St.
42°46′43″N 96°55′49″W / 42.7786°N 96.9303°W / 42.7786; -96.9303 (Vermillion-Andrew Carnegie Library)		 Vermillion
37 Wakonda State Bank
Wakonda State Bank
August 15, 2003
(#03000765)
 118 Ohio St.
43°00′31″N 97°06′26″W / 43.008499°N 97.107291°W / 43.008499; -97.107291 (Wakonda State Bank)		 Wakonda
38 E.H. Willey House
E.H. Willey House
June 17, 1982
(#82003922)
 104 Court St.
42°46′41″N 96°55′54″W / 42.7781°N 96.9317°W / 42.7781; -96.9317 (E.H. Willey House)		 Vermillion
39 Yusten House
January 23, 2007
(#06001310)
 30831 Highway 19
42°55′20″N 96°57′17″W / 42.922222°N 96.954722°W / 42.922222; -96.954722 (Yusten House)		 Vermillion

Former Historic Places

These two places were once on the National Register but have since been removed from the list.

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-105-209
January 14, 2000
(#99001690)
March 26, 2008
 Local Road over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad tracks
 Vermillion
2 South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-120-222
September 29, 1999
(#99001218)
March 26, 2008
 Local road over Ash Creek
 Vermillion
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