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Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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110historic places

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1862formed

197,214pop. 2020

60cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 110 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Sioux Falls, Dell Rapids, Garretson.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

58 of 110 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

110 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
All Saints Historic District	Sioux Falls	District	1984
All Saints School Main Building	Sioux Falls	Building	1973
Archaeological Site 39MH0005	Sioux Falls	Site	2023
Augustana College Historic Buildings	Sioux Falls	Building	1977
Austin-Olson Farm	Colton	Building	1995
Berdahl-Rolvaag House	Sioux Falls	Building	1979
Berg and Estensen Store	Sherman	Building	2001
Bowen, Marion E., House	Sioux Falls	Building	1976
Brandon Village	Brandon	Site	2001
Bridge at Iverson Crossing	Brandon	Structure	1996
Brooks Brothers Home	Sioux Falls	Building	1996
Building at 330 South 1st Avenue	Sioux Falls	Building	2013
Building at 529 North Main	Garretson	Building	2005
Burger, Margaret, Apartment House	Sioux Falls	Building	2021
Campbell, Gina Smith, Bathhouse	Dell Rapids	Building	1986
Carnegie Free Public Library	Sioux Falls	Building	1973
Carnegie Public Library	Dell Rapids	Building	1986
Carpenter Hotel	Sioux Falls	Building	1986
Cathedral Historic District (Additional Documentation)	Sioux Falls	District	1974
Cathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Sioux Falls	District	2023
Central Fire Station	Sioux Falls	Building	1980
Cherry Rock Park Bridge	Sioux Falls	Structure	2003
Coughran, Edward, House	Sioux Falls	Building	1976
Daniels, E. J. and Alice, House	Sioux Falls	Building	1989
DeLong, Harrison, House	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
Dell Rapids Amphitheater	Dell Rapids	Structure	2002
Dell Rapids Bridge	Dell Rapids	Structure	2000
Dell Rapids Bridge	Dell Rapids	Structure	1999
Dell Rapids Historic District	Dell Rapids	District	1978
Dell Rapids Residential Historic District	Dell Rapids	District	2000
Dell Rapids Warming House	Dell Rapids	Building	2017
Dell Rapids Water Tower	Dell Rapids	Structure	1984
East Site Fire Station and Branch Library	Sioux Falls	Building	2019
Eighth Street Bridge	Sioux Falls	Structure	1993
Farley-Loetscher Company Building	Sioux Falls	Building	2001
Farley-Loetscher Company Building I	Sioux Falls	Building	2003
Fauske, Ole E., House	Corson	Building	2021
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse	Sioux Falls	Building	1974
First Congregational Church	Sioux Falls	Building	1983
First National Bank of Garretson	Garretson	Building	2011
Glidden, Josephine Martin, Memorial Chapel	Sioux Falls	Building	1987
Glidden-Martin Hall	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
Gloria House, The	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
Grand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons	Sioux Falls	Building	1976
Hayes Historic District	Sioux Falls	District	2006
Hayward, Orlan A., House	Sioux Falls	Building	1998
Hilmoe, Hans J., Barn	Baltic	Building	2010
Huseboe, Andrew O., House	Sioux Falls	Building	1988
Illinois Central Passenger Depot	Sioux Falls	Building	1983
Jorden Hall	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
Kuehn, Andrew, Warehouse	Sioux Falls	Building	1982
L & A Baking Company	Sioux Falls	Building	2007
LaSalle Apartments	Sioux Falls	Building	1998
Lund, Daniel, House	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
McKennan Park Historic District	Sioux Falls	District	1984
McKennan Park Historic Increase (Boundary Increase)	Sioux Falls	District	2003
Miller, L. D., Funeral Home	Sioux Falls	Building	1983
Milne, William G., House	Dell Rapids	Building	1994
Mundt, John, Building	Hartford	Building	1981
Odd Fellows Home of Dell Rapids	Dell Rapids	Building	2012
Old Courthouse and Warehouse District (Boundary Increase)	Sioux Falls	District	1999
Old Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District	Sioux Falls	District	1983
Old Minnehaha County Courthouse	Sioux Falls	Building	1973
Old Yankton Bridge	Sioux Falls	Structure	1999
Orpheum Theatre	Sioux Falls	Building	1983
Palisades Bridge	Garretson	Structure	1999
Parmley-Pankow House	Sioux Falls	Building	2004
Pettigrew, R. F., and Tate, S. L., Building	Sioux Falls	Building	1986
Phillips Block	Sioux Falls	Building	1978
Plumbing Supply Company	Sioux Falls	Building	2005
Presentation Children's Home	Sioux Falls	Building	1993
Queen Bee Mill	Sioux Falls	Site	1984
Randolph, Dr. Fredrich A., Block	Sioux Falls	Building	1994
Renner Ball Park	Renner	Site	2006
Renner Lutheran Sanctuary	Renner	Building	1980
Reynolds, Grant J., House	Sioux Falls	Building	1998
Rock Island Depot	Sioux Falls	Building	1974
Security Bank Building	Sioux Falls	Building	1984
Shafer Round Barn	Sioux Falls	Building	1995
Sherman Historic District	Sioux Falls	District	2004
Shriver-Johnson Building	Sioux Falls	Building	1982
Sioux Falls Downtown Historic District	Sioux Falls	District	1994
Sioux Falls Light and Power Hydro Electric Plant	Sioux Falls	Building	1993
Sioux Falls National Bank Building	Sioux Falls	Building	1979
Slip Up Creek Homestead	Garretson	District	2003
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 50-122-155	Brandon Twp.	Structure	2000
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 50-193-086	Midway	Structure	2000
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 50-196-104	Sverdrup Township	Structure	2000
South Dakota School for the Deaf	Sioux Falls	Building	1981
South Dakota State Penitentiary Historic Buildings	Sioux Falls	Building	1978
South Side Fire Station No. 3	Sioux Falls	Building	1984
Split Rock Creek Park Historic District	Garretson	District	2000
Split Rock Park Bridge	Garretson	Structure	1993
Springer, R. D. and Mary, House	Sioux Falls	Building	1995
St. Peter's Lutheran Church	Dell Rapids	Building	2002
Stadum-Green House	Sioux Falls	Building	2017
Steven's, Dr., House	Sioux Falls	Building	2002
Stock Yards State Bank and Tri-State Wholesale Grocery Co.	Sioux Falls	Building	2004
Summit Avenue Viaduct	Sioux Falls	Structure	2008
Terrace Park and Japanese Gardens	Sioux Falls	District	2015
Texaco Super Service Station	Sioux Falls	Building	2013
Thomas, Charles A., House	Sioux Falls	Building	1985
Thompson Farmstead	Dell Rapids	District	1999
Tolefsons Beef Stock Farm	Colton	District	2002
Tuthill, John W., Lumber Company	Sioux Falls	Building	2006
Valley Springs Rest Stop Tipi	Valley Springs	Object	2015
Washington High School	Sioux Falls	Building	1986
Welch, Laura M, House	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
Williams Piano Company House	Sioux Falls	Building	2000
Willow Grove Farm	Renner	District	2003

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Minnehaha was formed in 1862 (1862-04-05) from unknown / original county.

MINNEHAHA created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from non-county area.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Minnehaha County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1870	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
355	8,251	23,926	42,490	57,697	70,910	86,575	109,435	148,281	197,214

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

60 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 60 of 60 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Beaver Valley Lutheran Cemetery	43.58595	-96.53146
Benton Lutheran Cemetery	43.6604	-96.85467
Berg Cemetery	43.61244	-96.75152
Bethania Cemetery	43.82307	-96.97037
Bethany Cemetery	43.79823	-97.09015
Bethel Cemetery	43.58708	-96.81145
Brandon Cemetery	43.58793	-96.59248
Burk Cemetery	43.82977	-96.81126
Calvary Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery	43.54192	-96.72763
Clear Lake Cemetery	43.7618	-97.03923
Colton Cemetery	43.78256	-96.91984
Dell Rapids - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery	43.83486	-96.71393
East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery	43.73193	-96.69943
Forest Home Cemetery	43.53283	-96.80534
German Methodist Cemetery	43.50735	-97.06915
Hartford Cemetery	43.62297	-96.9312
Highland Cemetery	43.7763	-96.52558
Hills of Rest Cemetery	43.54788	-96.67886
Hokenson Cemetery	43.53287	-96.58456
Humboldt Public Cemetery	43.63743	-97.07016
Logan Reformed Cemetery	43.82517	-96.5911
Lutheran Zion Cemetery	43.57058	-96.97086
Lyons Cemetery	43.68912	-96.85666
Minnehaha Cemetery	43.77502	-96.91115
Minnehaha County Cemetery	43.60254	-96.7011
Monson Cemetery	43.51459	-96.59902
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	43.54262	-96.69976
Mount Zion Cemetery	43.54369	-96.69732
North Highland Cemetery	43.82028	-96.51353
Norway Lutheran Cemetery	43.73199	-96.59012
Old Highland Cemetery	43.80728	-96.49757
Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery	43.63872	-97.07017
Pioneer Cemetery	43.70482	-96.74069
Pleasant View Cemetery	43.57516	-96.46121
Rosendal Cemetery	43.79002	-96.47332
Saint Ann's Cemetery	43.63743	-97.07016
Saint Ansgar Cemetery	43.80801	-96.89115
Saint George Cemetery	43.61886	-96.94116
Saint Jacobs Cemetery	43.80913	-97.05894
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery	43.55799	-97.11711
Saint Joseph Cemetery	43.83563	-96.9201
Saint Michael's Cemetery	43.57864	-96.71367
Saint Olaf Cemetery	43.76875	-96.73057
Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery	43.64588	-97.07853
Saint Paul's Cemetery	43.73183	-96.62963
Saint Rose Cemetery	43.72028	-96.49057
Sherman Cemetery	43.74784	-96.49033
Sons of Israel Cemetery	43.5437	-96.69663
South Beaver Valley Cemetery	43.55916	-96.53721
Split Rock Luthern Church Cemetery	43.64579	-96.55225
Stordahl Cemetery	43.79276	-96.71914
Summit Hill Cemetery	43.70656	-96.53214
Swedona Covenant Cemetery	43.63889	-96.63137
Taopi Cemetery	43.78418	-96.98983
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery	43.57187	-96.92034
West Nidaros Lutheran Church Cemetery	43.70256	-96.7926
Willow Creek Lutheran Cemetery	43.79048	-96.81195
Woodlawn Cemetery	43.52553	-96.71372
Zion Lutheran Cemetery	43.78315	-96.91992
Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery	43.7144	-96.49073

Historical populated places — 1 of 1

Name	Lat	Lon
South Sioux Falls	43.51138	-96.72945

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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