Watertown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Decrease)
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About the district
The Watertown Commercial Historic District is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) historic district in Watertown, South Dakota. It is roughly bounded by First Ave. N., Third St. E., Second Ave. S., and First St. W.
It includes works by Watertown architect Maurice A. Hockman.
It includes 69 contributing buildings and 47 non-contributing ones.
It includes the Codington County Courthouse and the Carnegie Free Public Library, which are separately listed on the National Register.
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Roughly bounded by 1st St. West, 3rd St. East, 1st Ave. North, 2nd Ave. South, Watertown · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies
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Watertown Post OfficeRenaissance Revival · next door - 3
Carnegie Free Public LibraryNeo-Classical · Built 1905 · next door - 4
Codington County CourthouseNeo-Classical · next door - 5
Dr. Tarbell HouseColonial Revival · Built 1904 · 0.2 mi on
C.E. and Bertha Fowler HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Mission · Built 19140.2mi
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad DepotBuilt 19110.2mi
A. C. Gilruth HouseOne-and-one-half Story Cube · Built 19080.3mi
John B. Hanten HouseColonial Revival · Built 19130.4mi
Amy A. Davis HouseQueen Anne · Built 19010.4mi
Evangelical United Brethren ChurchGothic Revival0.4miMemories of Watertown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Decrease)
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93204711 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.