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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.^[1]

There are 43 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has since been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Archaeological Site 39BK0003	Upload image	September 11, 2023 (#100008354)	Address Restricted	Bruce vicinity
2	Archaeological Site 39BK0102	Upload image	February 29, 2024 (#100008355)	Address Restricted	Bruce vicinity
3	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	4th St. addresses represent a boundary increase
4	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
5	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 north of 5th St. 44°18′32″N 96°47′53″W / 44.308889°N 96.798056°W / 44.308889; -96.798056	Brookings
6	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
7	Brookings University Residential Historic District	Upload image	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
8	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
9	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
10	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	Brookings
11	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
12	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
13	Coughlin Campanile	Coughlin Campanile More images	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
14	Experimental Rammed Earth Machine Shed	Experimental Rammed Earth Machine Shed More images	August 26, 1993 (#93000869)	Northwestern corner of the South Dakota State University campus 44°19′14″N 96°47′24″W / 44.320682°N 96.790091°W / 44.320682; -96.790091	Brookings
15	Experimental Rammed Earth Wall	Experimental Rammed Earth Wall More images	June 28, 1991 (#91000850)	Medary Ave. behind Dean of Agricultural and Biological Sciences House on the South Dakota State University campus 44°19′17″N 96°47′21″W / 44.321396°N 96.789189°W / 44.321396; -96.789189 (Experimental Rammed Earth Wall)	Brookings
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Intermill House	Upload image	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
22	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
23	G. A. Mathews House	Upload image	November 26, 1986 (#86002989)	423 Eighth St. 44°18′53″N 96°47′50″W / 44.314811°N 96.797359°W / 44.314811; -96.797359 (G. A. Mathews House)	Brookings
24	Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn	Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn More images	January 25, 1991 (#90002207)	5 miles north and 3 miles west of White 44°30′35″N 96°42′28″W / 44.509689°N 96.707696°W / 44.509689; -96.707696	White
25	Mortimer Cabin	Upload image	October 26, 2017 (#100001397)	20247 Oakwood Shoreline Dr. 44°25′51″N 96°59′44″W / 44.430857°N 96.995673°W / 44.430857; -96.995673 (Mortimer Cabin)	Bruce
26	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
27	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
28	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
29	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	Brookings
30	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
31	Singsaas Lutheran Church	Singsaas Lutheran Church More images	October 23, 2003 (#03001070)	19715 487th Ave.^[6] 44°31′34″N 96°27′54″W / 44.526016°N 96.464985°W / 44.526016; -96.464985 (Singsaas Lutheran Church)	Lake Hendricks Township
32	South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-129-020	Upload image	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	Bruce	Destroyed in 2011
33	South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-142-190	South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-142-190 More images	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	Brookings
34	Sterling Methodist Church	Sterling Methodist Church More images	October 19, 1989 (#89001723)	20200 471st Ave^[7] 44°27′21″N 96°47′13″W / 44.455946°N 96.786894°W / 44.455946; -96.786894 (Sterling Methodist Church)	Bruce
35	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
36	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	Brookings
37	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
38	Volga Hospital	Upload image	February 6, 2023 (#100008617)	203 Samara Ave. 44°19′25″N 96°55′43″W / 44.3235°N 96.9286°W / 44.3235; -96.9286 (Volga Hospital)	Volga
39	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
40	Solomon Walters House	Solomon Walters House More images	April 26, 1978 (#78002539)	Railway St. 44°26′08″N 96°53′27″W / 44.435422°N 96.890798°W / 44.435422; -96.890798 (Solomon Walters House)	Bruce
41	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
42	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
43	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	Brookings

Former listing

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	William H. and Elizabeth Beals House	Upload image	June 9, 1992 (#92000685)	March 26, 2008	1302 Sixth Street	Brookings	Relocated to Volga in 2007.
2	Farmers Store	Upload image	August 7, 1979 (#79002398)	February 23, 1988	Main St.	Bushnell	Destroyed by fire.
3	SDSU Extension Building	Upload image	March 21, 1978 (#78002537)	December 27, 1989	Rotunda Lane	Brookings
4	South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-131-040	Upload image	November 30, 1999 (#99001432)	March 26, 2008	Local Rd. over Big Sioux R.	Brookings	Destroyed by overloaded truck on December 17, 2004.^[8]

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ The NRHP nominating form gives the address as "19716". However, a 2017 photo shows an address marker for 19715, which address is also given at "Singaas Free Lutheran Church", Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, retrieved September 23, 2017.
^ "The AWSUM Churches". Aurora-White-Sterling UMC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
^ "Man unhurt when bridge collapses". Argus Leader. December 18, 2004. p. B2. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] The NRHP nominating form gives the address as "19716". However, a 2017 photo shows an address marker for 19715, which address is also given at "Singaas Free Lutheran Church", Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, retrieved September 23, 2017.

[7] "The AWSUM Churches". Aurora-White-Sterling UMC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

[8] "Man unhurt when bridge collapses". Argus Leader. December 18, 2004. p. B2. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Municipalities and communities of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Brookings
Cities	Arlington‡ Brookings Bruce Elkton Volga White
Towns	Aurora Bushnell Sinai
CDPs	Lake Poinsett‡ Newdale Colony Norfeld Colony Rolland Colony
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Townships	Afton Alton Argo Aurora Bangor Brookings Elkton Eureka Lake Henricks Lake Sinai Laketon Medary Oak Lake Oakwood Oslo Parnell Preston Richland Sherman Sterling Trenton Volga Winsor
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