Downtown Salem Historic District (Salem, South Dakota)

The Downtown Salem Historic District in Salem, South Dakota is a small (2 acres (0.81 ha)) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It contained just three contributing buildings, at 140, 200 and 201 N. Main.[1]

Downtown Salem Historic District
Photo of downtown Salem, with the taller building on the left being Salem Bank (1902)
Location140, 200 and 201 N. Main, Salem, South Dakota
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1889, 1902, 1914
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque, Italianate, Commercial
NRHP reference No.03001527[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2004

The three buildings are corner buildings facing onto N. Main Street. They were built in 1889, 1902 and 1914. The three buildings were deemed to be the only ones surviving in Salem's business district and having historic integrity.[2]

The buildings are:

  • Sessler Building (1914), Commercial style.[2]
  • Salem Bank (1902), 200 North Main, a two-story brick Richardsonian Romanesque commercial building, with arches over its corner entrance.[2]
  • 1899 Bank Building (1899), also known as Old Salem Bank, 201 North Main, a two-story brick commercial building with both Italianate and Queen Anne details.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Lynda B. Schwan (October 15, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Salem Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2018. With three photos from 2003.


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