South Dakota - Yankton County - Historic Districts
Yankton County South Dakota (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Yankton Historic Commercial District, Human Services Center, Yankton College Historic District and Yankton Historic District and Yankton High School Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Yankton County places including J.H. Coxhead, Dr. Leonard C. Mead and George Elmslie. Prominent architectural styles found in Yankton Country are Italianate, Prairie School and Romanesque.

House of Gurney Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000536)
106, 109, & 110 Capital St., Yankton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Gurney, Charles W., et al.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Human Services Center (added 1980 - - #80003771)
Off US 81 , Yankton
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mead,Dr. Leonard C.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
Yankton College Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003949)
Also known as See Also:Yankton College Conservatory
12th and Douglas Sts. , Yankton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Elmslie,George
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, College, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, College, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility, Sport Facility
Yankton High School Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000578)
Also known as Yankton Junior High; Yankton Middle School, Walnut Village
613 Walnut St. , Yankton
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Energy Facility, Music Facility, School, Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Yankton Historic Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82003950)
Roughly bounded by 2nd, 4th, Pine and Broadway Sts. , Yankton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Coxhead,J.H.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Romanesque, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Yankton Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001725)
Bounded by Marne Creek and 4th St., and includes both sides of Cedar , Yankton
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1895, 1858
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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