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729 6th Avenue
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Peter O. Peterson family occupied this Victorian eclectic residence the week of Oct. 18, 1898. It was built by the contracting firm of Bergeim & Anderson, with the interior & exterior finishing by J.R. Post. P.O. Peterson came to America in 1852 & settled in Brookings County in 1879 as an Aurora township homesteader, representing one of the oldest Brookings County settlers. He was a farmer and served as County Register of Deeds in the 1880's. The latter part of the decade he became a partner with Judge J.O. Andrews in the real estate & loan business. The home is typical of South Dakota eclectic construction, with Victorian details including decorative bargeboard and fish scaling. Originally the home was graced with a wrap around porch decorated with turned spindles & posts.