Potter County Courthouse (South Dakota)

The Potter County Courthouse in Gettysburg, South Dakota was built in 1911. Gettysburg won a war vs. an alternative county seat location. The Second Renaissance Revival-style building has Classical Revival-style influences.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Potter County Courthouse
Location201 S. Exene St., Gettysburg, South Dakota
Coordinates45°00′35″N 99°57′16″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byStolte & Mencier
ArchitectJ.P. Eisentraut
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCounty Courthouses of South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.96000743[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1996

Gettysburg was established as county seat after bitter dispute with Forest City, South Dakota. Forest City refused to give up the official papers of the county; Frank M. Byrne, later a governor of the state, was involved in a raid to obtain the papers.

It is a three-story building.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mark Hufstetler (March 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Potter County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. With four photos from 1995.
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