City guide
2 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
The Hughes County Courthouse on Capitol Avenue in Pierre is the seat of government for Hughes County, South Dakota. Built from 1934 to 1935 by architects Hugill & Blatherwick, it replaced an 1883 courthouse. The design pairs Depression-era Moderne restraint with Art Deco flourishes, a pairing common to courthouses of the period, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1993.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall , CC BY-SA 3.0
Landmark
The South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre houses the South Dakota State Legislature and the offices of most state officials, including the governor, at 500 East Capitol Avenue. It was built between 1905 and 1910 to designs by the Minneapolis firm of Bell & Detweiler, led by architect Charles E. Bell, at a planning and construction cost of almost $1 million. The building shares design features with the Montana State Capitol in Helena.
Photo: Jake DeGroot , CC BY-SA 3.0
