General — Mitchell, SD
Date: 2026-03-03
Time: 17:30

Historic Preservation Commission 03-03-26 Agenda
 City Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N. Main Street
 March 3, 2026

1. 5:30 PM Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Declaration Of Conflicts Of Interests
4. Approve Agenda
5. Approval of Previous Minutes: October 28, 2025
6. Review and Comment: Proposed Revision to the Mitchell Historic Commercial
 District
7. Review of South Dakota Open Meeting Materials
8. Other Business:
9. Public Input:
 If you need to address the Board on an item that was not on the agenda, excluding
 personnel items, please come forward to the podium and state your name and your
 concern. Presentations are limited to three minutes. Items will be considered but no
 action will be taken at this time.
10. Adjourn



Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to take part in this meeting may contact one of
 the following at City Hall (605) 995-8420 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting with requests for
 assistance: Human Resources Officer or the City Administrator.

Historic Preservation Commission 03-03-26 Agenda
 City Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N. Main Street
 March 3, 2026

1. 5:30 PM Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Declaration Of Conflicts Of Interests
4. Approve Agenda
5. Approval of Previous Minutes: October 28, 2025
6. Review and Comment: Proposed Revision to the Mitchell Historic Commercial
 District
7. Review of South Dakota Open Meeting Materials
8. Other Business:
9. Public Input:
 If you need to address the Board on an item that was not on the agenda, excluding
 personnel items, please come forward to the podium and state your name and your
 concern. Presentations are limited to three minutes. Items will be considered but no
 action will be taken at this time.
10. Adjourn



Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to take part in this meeting may contact one of
 the following at City Hall (605) 995-8420 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting with requests for
 assistance: Human Resources Officer or the City Administrator.




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 Historic Preservation Commission 10-28-25
 City Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N. Main Street
 October 28, 2025

1. Call to Order
Jenniges called the October 28, 2025 Historical Preservation Commission meeting to order at
5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N Main Street.

2. Roll Call
Quorum is met, simple majority vote required for all items.
Present: Bradley, Buechler, Clark, Genzlinger, Jirsa, Luczak, Schwalm.
Absent: Logan, Pooley
Staff Present: Jenniges, Schroeder.

3. Election of Officers
Election of Chairperson for a 1-year term from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Motion by Clark, seconded by Bradley to nominate Logan as Chairperson.

There being no other nominations, a motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Jirsa, that
nominations cease, and a unanimous ballot be cast. All present voting aye; motion carried.

Election of Vice-Chairperson for a 1-year term from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Luczak to nominate Clark as Vice-Chairperson.

There being no other nominations, a motion by Schwalm, seconded by Luczak, that
nominations cease, and a unanimous ballot be cast. All present voting aye; motion carried.

Election of Secretary for a 1-year term from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Jirsa to nominate Jenniges as Secretary.

There being no other nominations, a motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Jirsa, that
nominations cease, and a unanimous ballot be cast. All present voting aye; motion carried.

4. Declaration Of Conflicts Of Interests
None.

5. Approve Agenda
Motion by Buechler, seconded byJirsa to approve the proposed agenda. All present voting
aye; motion carried.




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6. Approval of Previous Minutes: October 4, 2023
Motion by Clark, seconded by Genzlinger to approve the proposed minutes of the October 4,
2023, Historic Preservation Commission meeting. All present voting aye; motion carried.

7. Review and Comment: Proposed Revision to the Mitchell Historic Commercial
District-Draft
Jenniges stated he had someone reach out with a question about removing their property from
the historic boundary. Jenniges said he reached out to Liz Almlie from SHPO about the
process, and she stated there hadn't been an update to the boundary since 2013 and there
are some buildings that have been demolished and some status changes, so an amendment
to the district should be considered.

Almlie gave a description of the proposed amendments to the district.

Boyd Reimnitz said he was in favor of his property being eliminated from the district.

Jenniges said he talked with the church at 310 N Rowley St about adding the north half of their
property to the district and their board of trustees is not in favor. The addition of the building
would not be considered a contributing portion of the building.

The board agreed with all the proposed changes except that they would like to try to keep 201
E 2nd Ave in the district even though it could be looked at as a gerrymandering border. Almlie
doesn't believe the federal board deems it an eligible historic candidate by itself.

Almlie said she will continue to work on the proposed amendments and letters to building
owners will be sent out in February for official comments for a state board review meeting in
April. Jenniges stated that Mitchell's board will meet in February or March to give their official
recommendation to the final proposed amendments.

8. Other Business:
None.

9. Public Input:
None.

10. Adjourn
Secretary Jenniges asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion by Schwalm, seconded
by Clark, to adjourn the meeting at 6:05 P.M. All present voting aye; motion carried.



____________________
Pat Clark
Historical Preservation Commission Vice-Chairperson




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 City of Mitchell | Public Works
 612 North Main Street | Mitchell, SD 57301
 Phone: 605-995-8433 | Fax: 605-995-8410
 cityofmitchellsd.gov


February 18, 2026

RE: Proposed revision to the Mitchell Historic Commercial District

The South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the South Dakota State Historical Society
is amending the Mitchell Historic Commercial District National Register of Historic Places
Nomination. The district was listed in the National Register in 1974 and amended in 1995 and
2013. Periodic updates of older nominations are one of the responsibilities of the SHPO.

The proposed amendment includes:




The proposed draft will be discussed at a meeting of the Mitchell Historic Preservation Commission on
March 3, 2026 at 5:30 P.M. in Council Chambers. After which the Mitchell Historic Preservation
Commission will send their recommendation and comments to SHPO for their review. The proposal is
available @ https://mitchellsd.portal.civicclerk.com/ You are welcome to attend and share comments at
the meeting or send written comment to mark.jenniges@cityofmitchellsd.gov or at the address listed above
to share with SHPO. If you have any questions about the meeting, please feel free to contact me.

The State Review Board meeting which the nomination will be considered at will be on March 20, 2026 at
9:00 a.m. at the Cultural Heritage Center (900 Governors Dr) in Pierre. Those wishing to attend and
comment virtually must register by 5:00 p.m on March 19, 2026 by emailing Braeden Kluver,
braeden.kluver@state.sdus with you full name, the entity you are representing, and the topic or board
agenda item you are attending.


Sincerely,


Mark Jenniges
City Planner




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NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018
 expiration date 03/31/2026


United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin,
How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter
"N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories
from the instructions.

 1. Name of Property
 Historic name: _Mitchell Historic Commercial District (Additional Documentation,
 Boundary Increase, and Boundary Decrease) ______
 Other names/site number: ______________________________________
 Name of related multiple property listing:
 ___________________________________________________________
 (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing
____________________________________________________________________________
 2. Location
 Street & number: _Roughly bounded by Lawler St., Railroad Ave., Rowley St., and 6th Ave.
 City or town: _Mitchell ____ State: __SD________ County: __Davison___
 Not For Publication: Vicinity:
____________________________________________________________________________
 3. State/Federal Agency Certification
 As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended,
 I hereby certify that this X nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets
 the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic
 Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.
 In my opinion, the property _X_ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I
 recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of
 significance:
 ___national ___statewide _X_local
 Applicable National Register Criteria:
 _X_A ___B _X_C ___D



 Signature of certifying official/Title: Date
 ______________________________________________
 State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government

 In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.


 Signature of commenting official: Date


 Title : State or Federal agency/bureau
 or Tribal Government

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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State

______________________________________________________________________________
 4. National Park Service Certification
 I hereby certify that this property is:
 entered in the National Register
 determined eligible for the National Register
 determined not eligible for the National Register
 removed from the National Register
 other (explain:) _____________________


 ______________________________________________________________________
 Signature of the Keeper Date of Action
____________________________________________________________________________
 5. Classification
 Ownership of Property
 (Check as many boxes as apply.)
 Private: X

 Public – Local X

 Public – State

 Public – Federal


 Category of Property
 (Check only one box.)

 Building(s)

 District X


 Site

 Structure

 Object




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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State

 Number of Resources within Property: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
 (Do not include previously listed resources in the count)
 Contributing Noncontributing
 __62_________ ___20________ buildings
 ___0_________ ____0________ sites
 ___0_________ ____0________ structures
 ___0_________ ____0________ objects
 __62_________ ___20_________ Total
 Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register _N/A____
____________________________________________________________________________
 6. Function or Use
 Historic Functions
 (Enter categories from instructions.)
 __COMMERCE: business __
 __COMMERCE: professional
 __COMMERCE: financial institution
 __COMMERCE: specialty store
 __GOVERNMENT: courthouse
 __GOVERNMENT: post office
 __GOVERNMENT: city hall
 __RECREATION AND CULTURE: auditorium
 __TRANSPORTATION: rail-related
 __RELIGION: religious facility
 __EDUCATION: library

 Current Functions
 (Enter categories from instructions.)
 __COMMERCE: business __
 __COMMERCE: professional
 __COMMERCE: financial institution
 __COMMERCE: specialty store
 __COMMERCE: restaurant
 __GOVERNMENT: courthouse
 __GOVERNMENT: post office
 __GOVERNMENT: city hall
 __RECREATION AND CULTURE: auditorium
 __RECREATION AND CULTURE: museum
 __TRANSPORTATION: rail-related
 __RELIGION: religious facility




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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State

_____________________________________________________________________________
  7. Description

  Architectural Classification
  (Enter categories from instructions.)
  _LATE VICTORIAN: Romanesque ___
  _LATE VICTORIAN: Italianate ____
  _LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Classical Revival ___
  _LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Beaux Arts ___
  _LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Prairie School
  _LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: Commercial Style
  _MODERN MOVEMENT: Art Deco ___

  Materials: (enter categories from instructions.)
  Principal exterior materials of the property: _BRICK __
 _STONE: Sioux Quartzite __
 _STONE: Limestone __
 _STONE: Granite __
 _CONCRETE __
 _METAL: Aluminum __
 _GLASS __
 _CERAMIC TILE __
 _TERRA COTTA __

Narrative Description
(Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe
contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that
briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style,
method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has
historic integrity.)
______________________________________________________________________________
Summary Paragraph

The Mitchell Historic Commercial District is a substantially intact core group of commercial
buildings that represent the early history of Mitchell and reflect local and regional architectural
trends for late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial architecture. The city of
Mitchell is located in the center of Davison County, in southeastern South Dakota, along the
James River and Interstate-90. Its historic commercial district extends seven blocks north from
the railroad track along Main Street between Railroad Avenue and 6th Avenue. The district also,
at points, extends west to Rowley Street and east one block across Lawler Street. Further north
on Main Street there is more modern commercial development and to the east and west are
residential areas. Architectural styles throughout the district are predominantly one- or two-story
masonry commercial blocks, with a few architect-designed Romanesque, Neoclassical, Beaux
Arts, Prairie School, and Art Deco style examples throughout the district. Most of the buildings
are substantially brick or concrete, but several use Sioux quartzite (local to southeastern South

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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State

Dakota), limestone, sandstone, or other cut stone. Significant modernized facades and
storefronts from the mid-twentieth century use large panes of glass, aluminum, mosaic tile, and
polished stone.
The Mitchell Historic Commercial District was originally listed in the National Register of
Historic Places as NRIS #75001716 (later updates assigned #95000275 and #13000042). With
this update, the nomination for the Mitchell Historic Commercial District is revised to update the
contributing/non-contributing status for several properties, note demolished properties within the
district boundary, add to the boundary area to include a c.1978 addition to the First United
Methodist Church (the main section of which is already within the boundary), reduce the district
boundary for a concentrated area that has lost integrity, and provide an updated map.
The historic district continues to have sufficient integrity overall to convey significance to the
histories of architecture, commerce, transportation, politics/government, and
entertainment/recreation for the city of Mitchell. Of eighty-two (82) total buildings that remain
in the district, sixty-two (62) are contributing buildings that were constructed or had historically
significant alterations within the period of significance between 1883 and 1963, and which retain
sufficient integrity to contribute to the district’s significance. There are twenty (20) buildings
that do not contribute to the historic district, because they were constructed outside of the period
of significance or because they have lost integrity.
______________________________________________________________________________
Narrative Description
The sixty-two (62) buildings that contribute to the significance of the district reflect the evolving
character of the district between 1883 and 1963. There was an initial building boom in the
1880s, when the new city of Mitchell experienced rapid growth, and then a second wave of
development between 1900 and 1930, corresponding with general economic health as property
owners invested in more substantial buildings with more masonry and new metal internal
structural systems. In the 1930s, landmark governmental buildings were constructed in the Art
Deco style using federal work relief funds, and, from 1944 to 1963, there was a trend to
modernize downtown businesses by redesigning their storefronts. About twenty-seven percent
of the buildings within the Mitchell Historic Commercial District were either built or had
significant modernizations in that latter period.
The visually prominent Corn Palace sits near the north boundary of the historic district, while the
1909 railroad depot sits on the southern boundary. The Corn Palace is, at its core, an
auditorium/gymnasium, but the exterior is styled with rotating cycles of artist-designed murals
composed of corn cobs, husks, etc. The core of the Mitchell Historic Commercial District runs
along Main Street, which is a wide, two-lane street with parking lanes on both sides of the street.
The iconic Corn Palace has inspired the city to erect fluted streetlights lining Main Street that are
set on square concrete pedestals with corn designs in relief on all four sides. Wide sidewalks
exist along Main Street, making the area friendly for foot traffic. Most buildings are set along
the sidewalks of the street, excepting some of the landmark public buildings, like the courthouse,
Carnegie library and the former post office, and some of the non-historic modern banks and gas


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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State

stations, which have deeper setbacks from the sidewalks. The Carnegie library additionally has a
short, wrought iron fence.
The eligibility of contributing and non-contributing resources was determined according to the
National Register Criteria for Evaluation. Properties that were constructed within the period of
significance, contribute to the significance of the district, and retain sufficient integrity were
deemed to be contributing resources within the district. Properties with alterations, such as mid-
century storefront modernizations, that have achieved significance in their own right and retain
sufficient integrity to the period of significance (through 1963) are included as contributing
resources. Non-historic alterations to storefronts, upper stories, and roof lines were weighed
against the surviving significant features of the building in evaluating contributing and non-
contributing status.

Boundary Increase
This amendment increases the district boundary a small amount to include an addition on the
north elevation of the First United Methodist Church, the main portion of which is already in the
district. The addition is part of that resource, and the boundary should not bisect the resource.
This does not impact the Resource Count (above) for the district. Below is an expanded
description of the church that includes the addition.

 310 North Rowley Street DV00400092 Contributing 1907
 First United Methodist Church
 This building is a two-story Richardsonian Romanesque style church built using a hip roof
 with prominent cross gables, rough-cut and coursed purple and pink-colored Sioux quartzite
 masonry, a large square bell tower at the southwest corner, and a raised basement. The west
 façade has three entrances with concrete steps. The central recessed entrance has a heavy
 round-arch surround and is flanked by one-story polygonal bays with asphalt shingle tower
 roofs, then by two higher entrances with round arch surrounds. In each gable end, stained
 glass windows are set behind exterior square-paned glass within massive Romanesque arches.
 The prominent gables have stone finials and corner turrets with rounded caps. Other windows,
 of varied size and placement, have purple quartzite sills and lintels. There are purple stone
 courses in the wall and a pink stone dentil band beneath the eaves. The bell tower has a
 pyramidal roof with two rows of dentils above three tall narrow arched openings on each side.
 On the east end of the south façade, there is a wing with a tall arched entrance, stained glass
 gable, and a canted corner. Concrete block planters have been installed at the sidewalk level
 on the south façade. The architect of the church was the Sioux City firm Eisentraut, Colby &
 Pottenger, and the contractor was A.J. Garner. Construction plans included the use of Spencer
 granite (quartzite) and Kettle River sandstone.1
 A low-profile single-story addition was built to the north in c.1978. It is considered a non-
 historic section of the church as it is outside the district’s period of significance. The addition
 has a flat roof and red brick walls. It has three sections; the lowest section abuts the historic
1
 Improvement Bulletin 32 (May 12, 1906), 20; Madison Daily Leader (SD), June 24, 1907.

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United States Department of the Interior
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NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State

 church and has a recessed entrance door at the south end, the center section is slightly taller
 and has two recessed vertical bands of stained-glass windows at either end, and the small
 northern section is only half the width and has a long concrete ramped walk leading from the
 street sidewalk to double doors in a glass enframement.

Boundary Decrease
This amendment reduces the district boundary, cutting a half-block area that has lost integrity
along N. Lawler St. between E. 1st and E. 2nd Ave. This area includes nine properties from the
2013 district amendment, listed below. Six of those along E. 1st Ave. (five Contributing and one
Non-Contributing) have recently been demolished. Some of the demolitions were a consequence
of a vehicle collision that caused structural instability. They were mostly one- and two-story
brick commercial buildings, several of which had altered storefronts and fenestration.
In the reduction area are also three resources on that same half-block that do not contribute to the
district. Two are of recent construction and the building at 123-135 East 2nd Avenue is an early
building but has had extensive alterations to its wall surfaces, now stucco, as well as its windows
and storefront.

Properties to be removed from the historic district:
Address SHPO ID 2013 Status Note
112 East 1st Avenue DV00400135 Contributing Demolished in November 2023
114 East 1st Avenue DV00400141 Contributing Demolished in November 2023
116 East 1st Avenue DV00400137 Contributing Demolished in November 2023
118 East 1st Avenue DV00400138 Contributing Demolished in November 2023
120 East 1st Avenue DV00400153 Contributing Demolished in November 2023
124 East 1st Avenue DV00400152 Non-Contributing Demolished in May 2021
113-115 East 2nd Avenue DV00400129 Non-Contributing Extant, built or new exterior in c.2000
123-135 East 2nd Avenue DV00400113 Non-Contributing Extant, built 18792 (Photos follow)
Central Hotel
117 North Lawler Street DV00400119 Non-Contributing Extant, built c.2000




2
 This was listed in the 2013 nomination amendment with an estimated construction date of c.1945, but was actually
an earlier house moved from Firesteel to Mitchell in 1879 by R.F. Alterton for use as a hotel and expanded over the
years. Early names: Forrest City Hotel, Gleason House, Arlington House, Plotner House (Plotner Hotel), and Hotel
Waverly (Waverly House). Appears on the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps in 1898-1923. Daily Republic (Mitchell
SD), April 10, 2017.

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United States Department of the Interior
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NPS Form 10-900 OMB Control No. 1024-0018


Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD) Davison County, SD
Name of Property County and State




 Central Hotel, 123-135 E. 2nd Ave., then and now. Historical photo courtesy of the
 Mitchell Area Historical Society, Carnegie Resource Center, Mitchell SD.

Additional Documentation
Below are updated descriptions for 208 and 210 North Main. These were previously amended to
a Contributing status in a Supplemental Listing Record added to the district’s National Register
listing (NRIS #13000042) in January 2023 following the removal of non-historic coverings at
their cornices, upper-floor windows, and storefront transoms.

 208 North Main Street DV00400068 Contributing 1906
 Becker Building; J.J. Newberry Co.
 The Becker Building at 208 North Main Street is a two-story commercial block. The west
 façade has a c.1970 storefront with two recessed entrances, both flanked by plate glass
 display windows with light-colored brick veneer surrounds. To either side of the storefront,
 the brown brick side piers of the façade have historic tall bases of stone with carved moldings
 at their caps. The six windows on the second floor are one-over-one wood sash windows
 with transoms, as well as stone sills and lintels. The parapet cornice has a stone cap and
 central raised section with three corbelled pilasters with stone peaked caps. The center
 pilaster has a cut stone block that reads “1906,” and centered on the section is a cut stone
 block reading “BECKER” between two ornamental square blocks with carved flower motifs.
 The side bays of the cornice have shallow corbelled dentils, and each end has a tall pier with
 a peaked stone cap. In 1929, owner Emil Becker sold the building to the J.J. Newberry Co.
 (department stores).3

 210 North Main Street DV00400023 Contributing 1906, 1930
 Larrison Drug Store; D.T. Becker Building
 The D.T. Becker Building is a two-story commercial block. The storefront has wood
 bulkheads, overhanging glass display cases, and a deeply recessed entrance flanked by
 cantilevered, aluminum-frame plate glass display windows. Above the storefront is a
 transom window with a brick surround that has rounded corners. An additional recessed
 entry to the south of the storefront provides access to the second floor, which is
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 communicating with the adjacent 208 North Main. Above the recessed doorway is a tall
 transom with a two-light wood window. Although the south edge of the building meets
 directly against 208 North Main, the other points of the wall that reach the ground feature a
 low concrete base with a beveled top edge. The second floor has four windows; the three
 northernmost are six-over-one with stone sills and transoms. The southernmost window has
 been replaced with a one-over-one window that also has a stone sill and transom. A band of
 stone spans the width of the façade just above those transoms. A stone sign plate is framed
 in brick with small square stone tiles and reads “19-D.T. Becker-30,” from when Delvan T.
 Becker bought the building for the Becker clothing store and remodeled the façade.4 The
 parapet cornice has a concrete cap that steps up slightly at the center over a band of soldier-
 bond brick.
Below are updated descriptions for 100 North Main, 118 North Main, and 514 North Main,
which this amendment changes from Contributing to Non-Contributing status. Alterations to
their exterior façades have resulted in a loss of integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and
feeling.

 100 North Main Street DV00400031 Non-Contributing c.1950
 This building is a single-story commercial block with an asymmetrical west facade. The
 façade had blond Roman brick, which was covered in 2024 by a manufactured board
 cladding. The recessed angled entry has three fixed metal frame glass display windows,
 door, and sidelight. These replaced a mid-20th century aluminum framed storefront with
 brick base. An aluminum display case on the northern corner of the storefront was removed.
 A large sign panel is angled forward above the storefront. It was refinished with a
 manufactured board product colored to look like dark stained wood. The south elevation has
 common blond brick and a long horizontal band of windows with a concrete sill and soldier
 brick lintel, and two single doorways. The windows were glass block and are now fixed
 rectangular lights with opaque glass. The east end of the south elevation has an additional
 storefront with a central entry flanked by plate glass display windows in a soldier brick
 surround. The historic integrity of the façade has been affected by remodeling in 2024, which
 included, as noted above: new cladding that affected material and design of the Roman brick
 and sign panel, replacement of original storefront windows/door, loss of the corner display
 case, and replacement of glass block windows along the south elevation.

 118 North Main Street DV00400049 Non-Contributing 1920, c.1950
 This building is a single-story concrete block commercial building. A recessed entry at the
 northwest corner has large, fixed angled display windows to the south. A fixed flat metal
 canopy spans the width of the storefront. The parapet roof slopes down to the east. In 2021,
 the façade was remodeled with a new canopy over the storefront, new display windows with
 thicker frames, brown brick veneer at the base and sides of the storefront windows, wide



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 manufactured board siding over the upper part of the façade, and removal of the
 perpendicular, programmatic neon sign.

 514 North Main Street DV00400001 Non-Contributing 1961
 Northwestern Public Service Co.
 This building is a single-story commercial building with a polygonal northwest corner. A
 deeply recessed entrance bay with a single-leaf door and an integrated planter is located at
 the south end of the west façade. This entrance area was reduced in size, the door relocated to
 face west, and the planter replaced with a red brick version during remodeling in 2024. The
 south wall of the entranceway was removed and a square metal support post added. Window
 units have three tall lights, surrounded by vertical board cladding. The historic beige and dark
 brown glazed tile block walls and horizontal banding above and below the storefront area
 were covered with manufactured board cladding along the upper section and metal coping
 along the banding. Additionally, a rooftop dining area was added to the front west half of the
 roof. It features a smaller central rooftop walled addition and metal railing near the building
 edges; on the south side of the building an exterior metal staircase to the roof was also added
 at a midpoint on the building. On the north elevation, after an adjacent building (522 N.
 Main) was demolished, two doors, four large window units, and a fenced ground-level dining
 patio were added to this building.

Inventory
Below is a full list of the buildings remaining within the district, including both those with new
descriptions above (noted with an asterisk [*]) as well as those previously listed and described in
the 2013 nomination amendment.
As in the 2013 amendment, they are arranged in numerical order by street: working from the
southernmost street, Railroad Avenue, north to 5th Avenue, and then from the easternmost street,
Lawler Street, west to Rowley Street. Their State Historic Preservation Office identification
numbers, current contributing/non-contributing status, as well as dates of construction and
historically significant alterations are noted for each resource.
Historic names and architects/builders have been added if known. Some dates of construction are
adjusted to align with research from the Mitchell Area Historical Society and the Mitchell
Historic Preservation Commission.

 Address (Historic Name) SHPO ID Status Date
 112 East Railroad Avenue DV00400142 Contributing 19075
 Mitchell Furniture Co.
 115 East 1st Avenue DV00400158 Contributing c.1908
 117 East 1st Avenue DV00400155 Contributing c.1952

5
  Granite basement and concrete block upper walls, masonry contract to Gottlieb Scheurenbrand; carpentry contract
to John Slater. Mitchell Capital (SD), May 17, 1907.

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 119 East 1st Avenue DV00400131 Contributing 1910
 110 East 2nd Avenue DV00400055 Contributing 1916
 O.L. Branson & Co. Bankers; Branson Bank
 Building; Mitchell Abstract Co. (1929)
 Architect: Purcell & Elmslie6
 112 East 2nd Avenue DV00400130 Contributing 1911
 J.R. Reihsen Building
 114 East 2nd Avenue DV00400132 Contributing c.1920, 1949
 201 East 2nd Avenue DV00400156 Contributing 1910
 Mitchell Steam Laundry
 119 West 3rd Avenue DV00400096 Contributing 1903
 Mitchell Carnegie Library
 Architect: W.L. Dow & Sons
 Builder: A.J. Kings7
 112 East 3rd Avenue DV00400116 Non-Contributing c.1920
 113 East 3rd Avenue DV00400136 Contributing 1912
 Dakota Central Telephone Co.
 115 East 3rd Avenue DV00400117 Contributing c.1925, c.1960
 116 East 3rd Avenue DV00400118 Non-Contributing c.1970
 117-123 East 3rd Avenue DV00400128 Contributing 1922, 1928-1929
 Johnson Furniture Co. Building
 Architect & Engineer: (1922) Luvine O.
 Berg8, (1928) Walter J. Dixon
 117 East 4th Avenue DV00400090 Contributing 1909, c.1920
 U.S. Post Office (former)
 Architect (Treasury): James Knox Taylor9
 Builder: Moore & Danner10
 200 East 4th Avenue DV00400101 Contributing 1936
 Davison County Courthouse
 Architect: Kings & Dixon
 Builder: Peter W. Kuipers
 PWA Project No. 4045
 112 East 5th Avenue DV00400066 Contributing 1924-1925
 Mitchell Masonic Temple
 Architect: Kings & Dixon11

6
  The Prairie School Review 2(1) (January 1965), 17.
7
  Improvement Bulletin 26 (August 16, 1902), 17; South Dakota Library Bulletin 49 (1963), 53.
8
  The American Contractor 43 (May 20, 1922), 72.
9
  Mitchell Capital (SD), April 5, 1907.
10
 Mitchell Capital (SD), January 13, 1910.
11
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 109 South Lawler Street DV00400123 Contributing 1910, 1925
 117 South Lawler Street DV00400125 Contributing 1948
 120 South Lawler Street DV00400143 Contributing 1920
 205-209 North Lawler Street DV00400120 Non-Contributing c.2005
 215 North Lawler Street DV00400121 Contributing c.1925
 300-312 North Lawler Street DV00400144 Contributing 1919
 W.H. King Automobile Co.; King Building
 305 North Lawler Street DV00400122 Non-Contributing c.1965
 309 North Lawler Street DV00400140 Contributing 1911
 Educator School Supply Co.
 403 North Lawler Street DV00400170 Non-Contributing c.1987
 100 South Main Street * DV00400172 Non-Contributing c.2000
 101 South Main Street DV00400109 Contributing 1911-1912, c.
 Navin Hotel; T.P. Navin Building; Hotel 1956
 Roberts (1945)12
 Architect: S.C. Wherry13
 122 South Main Street DV00400041 Contributing 1913
 The Cassem Building
 124 South Main Street DV00400043 Contributing 1914, c.1958
 Mitchell Motor Co.
 210 South Main Street DV00400094 Contributing 1909
 Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Depot
 Architect: J.A. Lindstrand14
 100 North Main Street DV00400031 Non-Contributing c.1950
 104 North Main Street DV00400034 Non-Contributing c.1900
 106 North Main Street DV00400037 Non-Contributing 1912
 Michels Building
 108 North Main Street DV00400039 Non-Contributing 1918
 112 North Main Street DV00400044 Contributing c.1905, c.1937
 114 North Main Street DV00400045 Non-Contributing c.1915
 116 North Main Street DV00400047 Non-Contributing c.1915
 118 North Main Street * DV00400049 Non-Contributing 1920, c.1950
 121 North Main Street DV00400107 Contributing 1910

12
 Daily Republic (Mitchell SD), July 27, 2015.
13
 Mitchell Capital (SD), April 28, 1910; Madison Daily Leader (SD), May 3, 1911.
14
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 123 North Main Street DV00400106 Contributing 1906-190717
 First National Bank; Branson Building
 Architect: S.C. Wherry15
 Builder: R.K. Hafsos16
 200 North Main Street DV00400053 Contributing 1887, 1916
 Architect (1916): Purcell & Elmslie18
 203-205 North Main Street DV00400105 Contributing 1936
 Medical Arts Building
 Architect: Walter J. Dixon
 206 North Main Street DV00400079 Contributing c.1928
 207 North Main Street DV00400084 Contributing 1931, c.1961
 Kresge Co. Building; Geyerman’s Building
 208 North Main Street * DV00400068 Contributing 1906
 Becker Building
 210 North Main Street * DV00400023 Contributing 1906, 1930
 D.T. Becker Building
 211 North Main Street DV00400030 Contributing 1944
 Toggery Building
 212 North Main Street DV00400036 Contributing 1883, 1950s
 213 North Main Street DV00400022 Contributing 1883, 1950s
 214 North Main Street DV00400021 Contributing 1886, c.1953
 G.A. Clark Building
 215 North Main Street DV00400104 Contributing 1892, c.1946
 J. Harrer Building
 216 North Main Street DV00400082 Contributing c.1910, 1951
 217 North Main Street DV00400093 Contributing 1907
 Mitchell National Bank
 Architect: A.J. Van Duesen19
 Builder: A.J. Kings & Son20
 218 North Main Street DV00400080 Contributing 1886, 1960-1962
 223 North Main Street DV00400102 Contributing 1906-1907
 Western National Bank; Western Bank

15
 Mitchell Capital (SD), March 23, 1906.
16
 Mitchell Capital (SD), November 2, 1906.
17
 Built with quartzite stone from Sioux Falls, Missouri sandstone, and pressed brick. Mitchell Capital (SD),
November 2, 1906–April 12, 1907.
18
 The Prairie School Review 2(1) (January 1965), 17.
19
 Alt: VanDusen. Front façade of white stone from Carthage, Missouri. Improvement Bulletin 32 (May 12, 1906),
22; Mitchell Capital (SD), May 25, 1906, June 28, 1907.
20
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 Building; J.C. Penney’s (1926)
 Architect: F.H. Ellerbe21
 Builder: A.J. Kings & Son22
 300 North Main Street DV00400111 Contributing 1915-191725
 Realty Building (Baron Brothers);
 Woolworth’s (1916)
 Architect: W.W. Beach23
 Builder: H.E. Bjodstrup24
 308 North Main Street DV00400075 Contributing 1912, c. 1956
 J.W. Elliott Building
 310 North Main Street DV00400073 Non-Contributing c.1890
 312 North Main Street DV00400057 Non-Contributing c.1885
 314 North Main Street DV00400070 Non-Contributing 1909
 316 North Main Street DV00400161 Non-Contributing c.1910
 317 North Main Street DV00400087 Contributing 1908, c.1949
 Feinstein Brothers
 318 North Main Street DV00400086 Contributing 1900, 1959
 319 North Main Street DV00400063 Contributing c.1905
 320 North Main Street DV00400013 Non-Contributing c.1915
 322 North Main Street DV00400027 Contributing 1900
 J.N. Crow Building
 Architect: F.C.W. Kuehn26
 323 North Main Street DV00400026 Contributing 1908
 S.T. Greene Building
 400-408 North Main Street DV00400025 Contributing c.1915, 1961
 Beckwith Building; Midtown Plaza
 Builder: Fred Bjodstrup27
 401 North Main Street DV00400024 Contributing 1938
 405 North Main Street DV00400019 Non-Contributing c.1922
 412 North Main Street DV00400020 Contributing 1960
 J.C. Penney's Department Store
 413 North Main Street DV00400091 Contributing c.1902, c.1954

21
 Ellerbe of St. Paul, Minnesota. Mitchell Capital (SD), June 28, 1907.
22
 Mitchell Capital (SD), April 26, 1907–April 10, 1908.
23
 Mitchell Capital (SD), November 18, 1915.
24
 Mitchell Capital (SD), November 18, 1915.
25
 Mitchell Capital (SD), November 18, 1915–January 25, 1917.
26
 The American Contractor 35 (June 6, 1914), 94.
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 415 North Main Street DV00400065 Contributing c.1920, 1954
 423 North Main Street DV00400018 Contributing 195128
 Montgomery Ward & Co.
 424 North Main Street DV00400069 Contributing 1910-1911
 Elks Home; Elks Lodge #1059
 Architect: S.C. Wherry29
 Builder: A.J. Kings & Son30
 425 North Main Street DV00400058 Contributing 1914
 Pence Buick; Western Chevrolet Co.;
 Montgomery Ward & Co.
 501 North Main Street DV00400060 Contributing c.1920
 Wilson Motor Co.
 514 North Main Street * DV00400001 Non-Contributing 1961
 604 North Main Street DV00400061 Contributing 1921
 Corn Palace Auditorium
 Architect: Rapp & Rapp31
 612 North Main Street DV00000038 Contributing 1937, 1960
 Municipal Armory; U.S. National Guard
 Armory; City Hall
 Architect: (1937) Floyd F. Kings; (1960) J.E.
 Peterson with Dixon32
 310 North Rowley Street * DV00400092 Contributing 1907
 First United Methodist Church
 Architect: Eisentraut, Colby & Pottenger33
 Builder: A.J. Garner34


The following five properties are still within the historic district boundary but have been
demolished. Their lots are currently vacant or used for parking.

 Address SHPO ID Status Note
 301-303 North Main Street DV00400100 Contributing demolished in November 2019,
 following the partial collapse of
 its south elevation
 305 North Main Street DV00400076 Contributing demolished in November 2019
 with 301-303 N. Main

28
 Daily Republic (Mitchell SD), September 26, 2016.
29
 Mitchell Capital (SD), November 15, 1907, October 6, 1910.
30
 Mitchell Capital (SD), November 15, 1907, October 6, 1910.
31
 The American Contractor 41 (December 11, 1920), 59.
32
 Daily Republic (Mitchell SD), July 6, 1960.
33
 Mitchell Capital (SD), May 4, 1906; Improvement Bulletin 32 (May 12, 1906), 20.
34
 Of Madison, South Dakota. Mitchell Capital (SD), March 15, 1907–August 30, 1907.

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  307 North Main Street DV00400099 Contributing demolished in November 2019
 with 301-303 N. Main
  512 North Main Street DV00400059 Contributing demolished in October 2018
  522 North Main Street DV00400162 Non-Contributing demolished in September 2024




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_________________________________________________________________
 8. Statement of Significance

 Applicable National Register Criteria
 (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register
 listing.)

 X A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the
 broad patterns of our history.

 B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.

 X C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
 construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values,
 or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack
 individual distinction.

 D. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or
 history.




 Criteria Considerations
 (Mark “x” in all the boxes that apply.)

 A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes

 B. Removed from its original location

 C. A birthplace or grave

 D. A cemetery

 E. A reconstructed building, object, or structure

 F. A commemorative property

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 Areas of Significance
 (Enter categories from instructions.)
 __COMMERCE _______
 __TRANSPORTATION
 __POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
 __ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
 __ARCHITECTURE _____
 ___________________

 Period of Significance
 _1883-1963 _________
 ___________________
 ___________________

 Significant Dates
 _1907______________
 _1909______________
 _1921______________
 _1936______________
 _1937______________

 Significant Person
 (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.)
 __N/A______________
 ___________________

 Cultural Affiliation
 __N/A______________
 ___________________

 Architect/Builder
 _Beach, Wilford W. (architect)_
 _Dixon, Walter J. (architect)_
 _Dow, Wallace L. (architect)_
 _Ellerbe, Franklin H. (architect)_
 _Eisentraut, Colby & Pottenger (architect)_
 _Kings, Andrew J. [& Son] (builder)_
 _Kings and Dixon (architect)_
 _Kuehn, F.C.W. (architect)_
 _Lindstrand, J.A. (architect)_
 _Purcell and Elmslie (architect)_
 _Rapp and Rapp (architect)_
 _Steele, William (architect)_
 _Wherry, S.C. (architect)_


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Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes
level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any
applicable criteria considerations.)
The Mitchell Historic Commercial District has local significance under Criterion A in the areas
of Commerce, Transportation, Politics/Government, and Entertainment/Recreation. The
Mitchell Historic Commercial District is also eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
under Criterion C for Architecture because it embodies important local expressions of trends in
architectural forms, styles, and functions. Mitchell’s downtown was established with the railroad
in the late nineteenth century, grew exponentially from 1900 to 1930, and then participated in the
national trend of modernizing storefronts and facades in the automobile age of the 1940s-1960s.
Its buildings represent trends in commercial forms and modernization, as well as Romanesque,
Neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Prairie Style, and Art Deco stylistic influences on commercial and
institutional architecture. The district conveys a historical sense of time and place through its
architecture and setting. The district contains an intact core of local commercial resources from
the latter decades of the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The period of
significance of 1883-1963 reflects the full expanse of resources, from the earliest constructed
buildings to mid-century modernizations, that speak to the significant periods of development in
downtown Mitchell.
Justification for Boundary Increase
This amendment increases the district boundary to include a c.1978 addition on the north
elevation of the First United Methodist Church, the main section of which is already in the
historic district. The addition is part of that resource, and the boundary should not bisect the
resource. This does not impact the Resource Count (in Section 5) for the district.
Justification for Boundary Decrease
This amendment to reduce the boundary for the historic district encloses the historic core of
downtown Mitchell and eliminates a half-block area on the southeast edge of the district that has
lost integrity. In that area, a row of buildings along E. 1st Street have been demolished. There
are also three modern or substantially altered Non-Contributing buildings on the same half-block
that will be removed.
______________________________________________________________________________
Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of
significance.)
The Mitchell Historic Commercial District remains eligible for the National Register of Historic
Places under Criterion A for its association with Mitchell’s early commercial development,
trends in transportation, county and municipal politics and government, and the Corn Palace’s
significant role in state tourism and entertainment. The district is eligible for the National
Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as the buildings that were constructed in downtown
Mitchell during active and important periods in the town’s history accurately reflect local and
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changes over time. The district consists of commercial buildings that reflect the historic
commercial development of the town as well as core buildings that reflect the political and social
life of city residents.
The construction dates of the buildings correspond with the periods of economic prosperity and
opportunity in the Mitchell area, with the first buildings being constructed in the early 1880s as
the town was established and another large group constructed between 1900 and 1930 during a
period of economic growth. The erection of Art Deco public landmarks in the 1930s and the
modernization of commercial storefronts through the 1940s to the early 1960s correspond with
periods of transition when owners continued to strive for downtown development despite the
respective challenges of economic depression and a shifting commercial landscape as businesses
moved to developing highway routes outside the city core. Early-twentieth century photos show
a downtown characterized by two-part commercial blocks and large fabric awnings over the
sidewalks. Photos from the automobile age show a greater diversity in building forms, a
transition from awnings to metal canopies, and the popularity of perpendicularly hung neon
signs.
The Mitchell Historic Commercial District is most significant for its association with local
commercial development from the first buildings constructed on Main Street through its first
wave of modernized storefronts. The first extant building in the district dates from 1883, shortly
after the town was made county seat in 1879 and received a railroad line in 1880. Commercial
developments in downtowns show the interconnectedness of early Midwestern towns—how
governmental and transportation activity brought with it economic health. Similarly, business
leaders worked as boosters to attract additional political and recreational activity.
By 1884, Mitchell’s downtown already stretched along Main Street from Railroad Avenue to 4th
Avenue within the original 1879 platted boundaries, and the densest part of the downtown
remained in those four blocks for much of the early twentieth century. The earliest businesses of
hotels, saloons, lumber companies, and mills served both rail travelers and area farmers coming
to trade. Economic successes and societal growth led to the construction of specialty stores like
millinery, jewelry, furniture, hardware, and drug stores as well as banks and meeting halls for
fraternal organizations. Industrial development occurred horizontally along the two railroad
lines at Railroad Avenue and 8th Avenue with warehouses, coal sheds, mills, and foundries.
Eventually, in the early twentieth century, businesses opened between 4th and 7th Avenues in
Rowley’s First and Second Additions; they were often larger buildings (including the Corn
Palace) and constructed at a lower density. In that same era, harness shops and liveries were
replaced with automotive showrooms and filling stations, opera houses were replaced with air-
conditioned movie theatres, and storeowners replaced iron and wood storefronts with neon signs,
aluminum, colored panels, and open-front display cases.
The district’s significance in the area of transportation begins with Mitchell’s actual location—
chosen to fall along the prospective route of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. The
town incorporated in 1879, and the rail line reached it in 1880. In 1884, the establishment of
Milwaukee Road’s division headquarters and maintenance shop, as well as the 1887 arrival of
the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha line, further tied the town’s work force to either
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the initial geographical boundaries for commercial development between their depots along
Railroad Avenue to the south and 8th Avenue to the north. The extant Milwaukee Road depot,
built in 1909, represents this historic tie between Mitchell’s transportation and commercial
history even though other railroad buildings have been demolished or have lost the ability to
convey their significance to the district.
The Davison County Courthouse, Mitchell Armory (City Hall), the Carnegie Public Library, and
the U.S. Post Office made downtown Mitchell the hub for county and municipal civic activities.
The 1902 Carnegie library was constructed through financing from city government and the
Carnegie Corporation. It succeeded an 1884 wood shack library run by the Women’s Christian
Temperance Union and the storage of books at the YMCA. In 1909, the Classical style
architecture Post Office reflected the central civic role of that institution. The Post Office
constructed a new facility and relocated in the early 1960s, at which time the city school
district’s administrative offices moved into the 1909 building. It is currently occupied by a
private business. The current 1936 Davison County Courthouse was designed by the local firm
of Floyd F. Kings and Walter J. Dixon and replaced a previous 1883 building. Mitchell’s
Armory, built in 1937 next to the Corn Palace, served as training facilities, offices, and storage
for the National Guard until the building became City Hall in 1960. Both the courthouse and
Armory are the most prominent examples of Art Deco architecture in the district and reflect a
push in the 1930s for public improvements that used federal relief funding.
The Mitchell Historic Commercial District is significant in the area of entertainment and
recreation because of the long history of the Corn Palace in the city’s development and its many
entertainment functions. The city built the first Corn Palace in 1892 to display the area’s
agricultural richness for the Corn Belt Exposition. The current structure was built in 1921 and
designed by Chicago-based firm, Rapp and Rapp, who primarily specialized in movie palaces.
Its exterior walls are decorated with corn and other grains in murals designed by different artists
over time including Alexander Rohe, William Kearney, Oscar Howe, Arthur Amiotte, and
others. Since 1892 (with intermittent skipped years during the early period), the Corn Palace has
served as an auditorium hall for music concerts, dances, sporting events, exhibitions, and
political lectures. It still hosts events, from major concerts to basketball tournaments, and is one
of South Dakota’s best-recognized tourist attractions. After the Corn Palace became a permanent
building, the city has continued to hold an exposition or celebration for Corn Palace Week that
also extends out along Main Street and includes a variety of exhibition booths, performances,
and a traveling carnival.
The significant architectural styles in the Mitchell Historic Commercial District cover a range of
late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial blocks that used Italianate, Neoclassical,
Romanesque, Commercial (Chicago) Style, and Prairie School. Landmark buildings used
Richardsonian Romanesque, Neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Prairie School, and Art Deco
architecture. The district includes mostly two-part commercial blocks with retail space on the
first floor and residential or office space above, one-part commercial blocks with decorative
cornices, and several free-standing landmark buildings. Through the 1940s to the early 1960s,
the trend to modernize commercial storefronts swept through Mitchell and many businesses
remodeled their storefronts, rearranged display cases and plate glass windows, and added large

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signboards to attract consumers in the automobile age. Of the buildings in the district, about
twenty-five percent have modernized storefronts or facades from that period. Architects that
contributed to the district include the national firms of Purcell & Elmslie, J.A. Lindstrand, and
Rapp & Rapp. There are also notable examples by regional and local architects Kings & Dixon;
S.C. Wherry; F.C.W. Kuehn of Huron SD; William Steele of Sioux City IA; Eisentraut, Colby &
Pottenger of Sioux City IA; F.H. Ellerbe of St. Paul MN, and Wallace L. Dow & Son of Sioux
Fall SD; as well as the prolific local builder Andrew J. Kings (& Son).
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______________________________________________________________________________
 9. Major Bibliographical References

 Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.)
 The American Contractor 35 (June 6, 1914), 94; 37 (September 30, 1916), 85; 37 (October 7, 1916),
 110; 41 (December 11, 1920), 59; 43 (May 20, 1922), 72; 43 (December 23, 1922), 61A.

 Daily Republic (Mitchell SD), July 6, 1960; July 27, 2015 – July 29, 2020.

 Improvement Bulletin 26 (August 16, 1902), 17; 32 (May 12, 1906), 20, 22.

 Madison Daily Leader (SD), June 24, 1907 – May 3, 1911.

 Mitchell Capital (SD), January 8, 1904 – October 6, 1910.

 Mitchell Historic Preservation Commission, Historic District Walking Tour (brochure).

 Mitchell Republic (SD), January 21, 2023 – June 7, 2025.

 The Prairie School Review 2(1) (January 1965), 17.

 Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. Mitchell, South Dakota, 1898-1923.

 South Dakota Library Bulletin 49 (1963), 53.

 [More sources accompany the expanded historic context in the 2013 update.]
 ___________________________________________________________________________
 Previous documentation on file (NPS):
 ____ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested
 _X__ previously listed in the National Register
 ____ previously determined eligible by the National Register
 ____ designated a National Historic Landmark
 ____ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey #____________
 ____ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # __________
 ____ recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # ___________

 Primary location of additional data:
 ____ State Historic Preservation Office
 ____ Other State agency
 ____ Federal agency
 ____ Local government
 ____ University
 ____ Other
 Name of repository: _____________________________________
 Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): _Noted with each in Section 7__
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______________________________________________________________________________
 10. Geographical Data

 Acreage of Property: _32.2 acres________
 Acreage previously listed in the National Register: __34.2 acres_____
 Acreage of boundary increase: _ 0.5 acre________
 Acreage of boundary decrease: _1.2 acres_________

 Use either the UTM system or latitude/longitude coordinates

 Latitude/Longitude Coordinates
 Datum if other than WGS84:__________
 (enter coordinates to 6 decimal places)
 1. Latitude: Longitude:
 2. Latitude: Longitude:
 3. Latitude: Longitude:
 4. Latitude: Longitude:
 Or
 UTM References
 Datum (indicated on USGS map):
 NAD 1927 or X NAD 1983
 1. Zone: 14 Easting: 578505 Northing: 4840725
 2. Zone: 14 Easting: 578603 Northing: 4840728
 3. Zone: 14 Easting: 578607 Northing: 4840507
 4. Zone: 14 Easting: 578717 Northing: 4840510
 5. Zone: 14 Easting: 578720 Northing: 4840409
 6. Zone: 14 Easting: 578608 Northing: 4840409
 7. Zone: 14 Easting: 578611 Northing: 4840343
 8. Zone: 14 Easting: 578647 Northing: 4840345
 9. Zone: 14 Easting: 578648 Northing: 4840297
 10. Zone: 14 Easting: 578610 Northing: 4840298
 11. Zone: 14 Easting: 578615 Northing: 4840182
 12. Zone: 14 Easting: 578660 Northing: 4840183
 13. Zone: 14 Easting: 578661 Northing: 4840141
 14. Zone: 14 Easting: 578615 Northing: 4840142
 15. Zone: 14 Easting: 578616 Northing: 4840172

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 16. Zone: 14 Easting: 578564 Northing: 4840182
 17. Zone: 14 Easting: 578567 Northing: 4840061
 18. Zone: 14 Easting: 578616 Northing: 4840061
 19. Zone: 14 Easting: 578618 Northing: 4839965
 20. Zone: 14 Easting: 578682 Northing: 4839966
 21. Zone: 14 Easting: 578684 Northing: 4839923
 22. Zone: 14 Easting: 578531 Northing: 4839950
 23. Zone: 14 Easting: 578532 Northing: 4839880
 24. Zone: 14 Easting: 578450 Northing: 4839897
 25. Zone: 14 Easting: 578454 Northing: 4839919
 26. Zone: 14 Easting: 578499 Northing: 4839913
 27. Zone: 14 Easting: 578500 Northing: 4840032
 28. Zone: 14 Easting: 578453 Northing: 4840034
 29. Zone: 14 Easting: 578453 Northing: 4840054
 30. Zone: 14 Easting: 578499 Northing: 4840057
 31. Zone: 14 Easting: 578499 Northing: 4840139
 32. Zone: 14 Easting: 578451 Northing: 4840140
 33. Zone: 14 Easting: 578447 Northing: 4840237
 34. Zone: 14 Easting: 578399 Northing: 4840237
 35. Zone: 14 Easting: 578399 Northing: 4840356
 36. Zone: 14 Easting: 578442 Northing: 4840357
 37. Zone: 14 Easting: 578443 Northing: 4840535
 38. Zone: 14 Easting: 578490 Northing: 4840535

 Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property.)
 The Mitchell Historic Commercial District begins along N. Main St. at E. 7th Ave. and
 extends east to N. Lawler St. From there it goes south to E. 5th Ave. and around the
 Davison County Courthouse block going east to N. Kimball St., south to E. 4th Ave. and
 returning west to N. Lawler St. Mid-block it goes east and south and returns to N. Lawler
 St. along E. 3rd Ave., to encompass 300-312 N. Lawler St. At E. 2nd Ave., the boundary
 turns east to encompass 201 E. 2nd Ave. returning to 2nd Ave then west to the alley between
 Main and Lawler Sts. At the alley it goes south to E. 1st Ave. where it runs east to N.
 Lawler St. Past mid-block, it goes east and south to E. Railroad Ave., to encompass 120 S.
 Lawler St. The boundary then runs along E. Railroad Ave. to a point before S. Main St.
 where it turns south and goes around the depot building at 210 S. Main St. before returning

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 to the intersection of Main St. and Railroad Ave. It then goes north until turning west,
 north at the alley, and then returning to Main St., to encompass the building at 101 S. Main
 St. It continues north until a point turning west and north along the alley to encompass 121
 and 123 N. Main St. It continues along the alley to the center of the 200-block where it
 turns west to N. Rowley St. It follows N. Rowley St. and turns east to the alley after
 encompassing the First United Methodist Church and its addition. The boundary continues
 north along the alley past E. 5th Ave and turns east after 501 N. Main St. At Main St. it
 goes north until reaching the starting point at E. 7th Ave.
 Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected.)
 The boundary for this district has been selected to encompass the historic core of the
 downtown Mitchell area. This amendment reduces an area along N. Lawler St. between E.
 1st and 2nd Aves. that has lost integrity with demolished properties and vacant lots, non-
 contributing resources, and a contributing building that has lost continuity to the historic
 district because of losses in its vicinity.
______________________________________________________________________________
 11. Form Prepared By

 name/title: _Liz Almlie, Historic Preservation Specialist_________________________
 organization: __South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office___________________
 street & number: ___900 Governors Drive_______________________________
 city or town: _Pierre__________________ state: __SD_______ zip code: _57501___
 e-mail: _shpo@state.sd.us______________
 telephone: __605-773-3458___________
 date: _6 January 2026_______________

 ___________________________________________________________________________

 Additional Documentation
 Submit the following items with the completed form:

 • Maps: A USGS map or equivalent (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's
 location.




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 • Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous
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 Photographs
 Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels
 (minimum), 3000x2000 preferred, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs
 to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered and that number must correspond to
 the photograph number on the photo log. For simplicity, the name of the photographer,
 photo date, etc. may be listed once on the photograph log and doesn’t need to be labeled on
 every photograph.

 Photo Log
 Name of Property: Mitchell Historic Commercial District (boundary decrease; additional
 documentation)
 City or Vicinity: Mitchell
 County: Davison State: SD
 Photographer: Liz Almlie
 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of
 camera:




 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0001
 View of 210 and 208 N. Main Street, camera looking northeast. Date photographed: October
 28, 2025.

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 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0002
 View of 100 N. Main, camera looking northeast. Date photographed: October 28, 2025.




 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0003
 “Before” view of 100 N. Main, camera looking east. Date photographed: August 31, 2012.

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 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0004
 View of 118 N. Main, camera looking southeast. Date photographed: October 18, 2025.




 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0005
 “Before” view of 118 N. Main, camera looking southeast. Date photographed: September 3,
 2008.

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 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0006
 View of 514 N. Main Street (512 and 522 N. Main – demolished) with Corn Palace in
 background, camera looking northeast. Date photographed: September 29, 2025.




 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0007
 “Before” view of 514 N. Main Street (edges of 512 and 522 N. Main – now demolished),
 camera looking east. Date photographed: September 3, 2008.
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 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0008
 View of west side of 300-block N. Main Street (In background: First United Methodist
 Church at left and Feinstein Brothers [317 N. Main] at center-right), camera looking
 northwest. Date photographed: September 29, 2025.




 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0009
 View of north side of 100-block E. 1st Ave. at Lawler St. (Area of boundary decrease),
 camera looking northwest. Date photographed: September 29, 2025.
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 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0010
 View of south side of 100-block E. 2nd Ave. at Lawler St. (Area of boundary decrease),
 camera looking southwest. Date photographed: September 29, 2025.




 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0011
 View of 201 E. 2nd Ave. at Lawler St., camera looking southeast. Date photographed:
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 SD_Davison County_Mitchell Historic Commercial District (AD, BI, BD)_0012
 View of First Methodist Church addition (Area of boundary increase), camera looking
 southeast. Date photographed: September 29, 2025.

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SDCL 1-25-13
In 2025, the legislature enacted SDCL 1-25-13 which requires an annual review of:

 (1) The explanation of the open meeting laws of this state published by the
 attorney general, pursuant to § 1-11-1; and

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Open Meeting Basics
South Dakota political subdivisions exercising sovereign power are required to
follow the state’s open meetings laws. This includes ensuring official meetings
are open to the public, providing adequate notice to the public of meetings, and
allowing public comment periods at official meetings.

This presentation is intended to highlight common issues, not cover all open
meetings laws in detail.

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Who must follow open meetings laws?
SD open meetings laws apply to political subdivisions of South Dakota which
exercise sovereign power.

This means that any public body of the City that has the authority to exercise
sovereign power, such as implementing taxes, creating regulations, imposing
penalties, etc., must comply with the open meetings laws. Public bodies that are
advisory only are not required to comply with the open meetings laws.

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Open meetings include all official meetings of the political subdivision. This is
when a quorum of members are present and official business or public policy of
the body is discussed or decided.

Open meetings include in person meetings, but also teleconferences, group texts,
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meeting at least 24 hours in advance. Less than 24 hours’ notice is permitted
under certain circumstances, but as much notice as possible should still be
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The notice must include the date, time, and location of the meeting and the items
proposed to be discussed. The notice must be posted at political subdivision’s
principal office and on its official website. It must also be delivered to all local
news media that have asked to be notified.

The political subdivision is also required to provide meeting materials on its
website at least 24 hours in advance or when the materials are provided to board
members, whichever is later.
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The public is entitled to attend open meetings and may record the meetings if the
recording is reasonable, obvious, and not disruptive.

The political subdivision must also allow public comment at official meetings,
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When can a meeting be closed?
A political subdivision can hold private, executive sessions that are closed to the
public and media. SDCL 1-25-2 provides several categories of discussions that
may be done in executive session. Executive session may also be held when the
federal or state constitution or federal or state statutes require or permit it.

To enter executive session, the political subdivision must make a motion to enter
executive session and cite the statute that applies to the discussions to be held.
Discussions in executive session are limited to the cited statute.

No action may be taken during executive session. Any action to be taken relative
to matters discussed in executive session must be done once the political
subdivision has returned to open session.

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Historic Preservation Commission 03-03-26
 City Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N. Main Street
 March 3, 2026

1. Call to Order
Chairperson Logan called the March 3, 2026 Mitchell Historical Preservation Commission
meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N Main Street.

2. Roll Call
Quorum is met, simple majority vote required for all items.
Present: Bradley, Clark, Genzlinger, Jirsa (telephonically), Logan, Luczak, Schwalm.
Absent: Buechler, Pooley.
Staff Present: Jenniges.

3. Declaration Of Conflicts Of Interests
None.

4. Approve Agenda
Motion by Schwalm, seconded by Luczak to approve the proposed agenda. All present voted
aye; motion carried.

5. Approval of Previous Minutes: October 28, 2025
Motion by Bradley, seconded by Clark to approve the proposed minutes of the October 28,
2025 Mitchell Historic Preservation Commission meeting. All present voted aye; motion
carried.

6. Review and Comment: Proposed Revision to the Mitchell Historic Commercial District
Jenniges reminded the board that they had previously seen a draft of this and had given some
feedback and comment to SHPO in an unofficial capacity. SHPO then took the comments and
developed this final draft to be heard. Jenniges stated that he notified everyone within the
Mitchell Commercial Historic District by mail whether there were going to be any changes to
their buildings.

Jenniges said it would be best to go by each change as set forth within the draft and to vote on
each one separately than as a document as a whole.

Boundary increase: Jenniges gave a GIS overview of the area for the proposed boundary
increase. He noted that since the portion of the building is a boundary increase is not
considered a historical building there would be no issues in the future for any additions or
remodels to that section of the building.

John Clagget spoke on behalf of Firth United Methodist Church. He said their church council
and trustees are all against the boundary increase. They support the historic nature of the
buildings and have spent $256,000 on replacing stained glass in the historic portion of the
building.

Motion by Luczak, seconded by Bradley to recommend denial of the boundary increase. Roll
call vote: Bradley – aye, Buechler – absent, Clark – aye, Genzlinger – nay, Jirsa – aye, Logan
– aye, Pooley – absent, Schwalm – aye. 6 aye, 1 nay, 2 absent; motion carried.

Boundary decrease: Jenniges gave a GIS overview of the area for the proposed boundary
decrease. He noted that 201 E 2nd Ave is not included in the boundary decrease or
previously discussed.

Luczak reminded the board that at the previous meeting, the owner of a portion of the property
was in favor of removing their buildings from the district. Jenniges also reminded the board it
was someone from within this area that originally wanted to amend the boundary.

Logan stated 127 E 2nd is one of the oldest buildings in town but is deteriorated and has been
modified so many times that it has lost it's historic value.

Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Bradley to recommend approval of the boundary
decrease. All present voted aye; motion carried.

Additional documentation for 208 & 210 N Main St: Jenniges stated SHPO would like to
change their status from non-contributing to contributing due to modifications that had been
made to the buildings.

Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Luczak to recommend approval of the document change.
All present voted aye; motion carried.

Additional documentation for 100, 118 & 514 N Main St: Jenniges stated SHPO would like to
change their status from contributing to non-contributing due to modifications that had been
made to the buildings.

Motion by Clark, seconded by Luczak to recommend approval of the document change. All
present voted aye with Bradley abstaining; motion carried.

Inventory: Jenniges stated SHPO identified some properties within the district that have been
demolished.

Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Luczak to recommend approval of the demolished sites.
All present voted aye; motion carried.

Review Map: Jenniges noted that if the addition to 310 N Rowley does happen, SHPO has the
north boundary cutting through a parcel. He noted it is a parking lot at this time, but possibly in
the future it could be developed, but not very likely. He recommended that the possibly
changed boundary to not include that parking lot which would have to create a couple more
UTM Points.
Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Bradley to recommend Jenniges boundary change to the
map if 310 N Rowley is included but not the parking lot directly behind. All present voted aye;
motion carried.

7. Review of South Dakota Open Meeting Materials
Jenniges reviewed the South Dakota Attoryney General's information on open meeting laws as
required by state statue to be reviewed annually.

8. Other Business:
None.

9. Public Input:
None.

10. Adjourn
Chairperson Logan asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion by Genzlinger,
seconded by Bradley, to adjourn the meeting at 6:13 P.M. All present voted aye; motion
carried.


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Jeff Logan
Historical Preservation Commission Chairperson