Brookings County Courthouse, new building, $ 126.000
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- 1912
This building replaced a two-story wooden structure which had served as the courthouse since 1885. Built by J. B. Nelson Construction company and designed by architects C. E. Bell, Tyrie and Chapman, the Courthouse is of limestone in the Renaissance Revival style. A large cupola is centered on the top of the building and beneath the cornice are stone modillions. Inside, the four types of marble are used for embellishment. The walls of the rotunda feature paintings of the seals of the United States and South Dakota.