National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, South Dakota

Location of Custer County in South Dakota

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, South Dakota.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. ^[1]

There are 51 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 2, 2024. ^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register [4]	Image	Date listed [5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Archeological Site No. 39CU70	Archeological Site No. 39CU70	October 20, 1993 (#93001039)	Address restricted [6]	Custer
2	Archeological Site No. 39CU890	Archeological Site No. 39CU890	August 6, 1993 (#93000803)	Address restricted [6]	Hermosa
3	Archeological Site No. 39CU1619	Archeological Site No. 39CU1619	June 3, 1999 (#99000679)	Address restricted [6]	Custer
4	Archeological Site No. 39CU2565	Archeological Site No. 39CU2565	February 23, 2016 (#16000047)	Address restricted [6]	Dewey vicinity
5	Archeological Site No. 39CU3178	Archeological Site No. 39CU3178	February 23, 2016 (#16000048)	Address restricted [6]	Dewey vicinity
6	Archeological Site No. 39CU3393	Archeological Site No. 39CU3393	February 23, 2016 (#16000049)	Address restricted [6]	Dewey vicinity
7	Archeological Site No. 39CU4164	Archeological Site No. 39CU4164	February 23, 2016 (#16000050)	Address restricted [6]	Dewey vicinity
8	Lonnie and Francis Ayres Ranch		January 25, 1991 (#90002209)	2 miles southeast of Fourmile Junction on U.S. Route 16 43°43′01″N103°39′01″W / 43.716944°N 103.650278°W / 43.716944; -103.650278 (Lonnie and Francis Ayres Ranch)	Custer
9	Badger Hole	Badger Hole	March 7, 1973 (#73001740)	1 mile east of Legion Lake on U.S. Route 16A 43°45′27″N103°27′28″W / 43.7575°N 103.457778°W / 43.7575; -103.457778 (Badger Hole)	Custer
10	Maria Bauer Homestead Ranch	Maria Bauer Homestead Ranch	June 9, 1992 (#92000683)	3 miles southeast of Jewel Cave National Monument 43°42′43″N103°46′43″W / 43.711944°N 103.778611°W / 43.711944; -103.778611 (Maria Bauer Homestead Ranch)	Custer
11	Beaver Creek Bridge	Beaver Creek Bridge More images	August 8, 1984 (#84003254)	Wind Cave National Park, Highway 87, 0.5 miles north of U.S. Route 385 43°35′04″N103°29′19″W / 43.584444°N 103.488611°W / 43.584444; -103.488611 (Beaver Creek Bridge)	Hot Springs
12	Beaver Creek Rockshelter	Beaver Creek Rockshelter More images	October 25, 1993 (#93001130)	Southern side of Beaver Creek, northeast of Wind Cave [7] 43°34′54″N103°28′14″W / 43.581667°N 103.470556°W / 43.581667; -103.470556 (Beaver Creek Rockshelter)	Pringle
13	Buffalo Gap Cheyenne River Bridge		February 8, 1988 (#88000024)	County Road 656 43°30′07″N103°04′29″W / 43.5020°N 103.0748°W / 43.5020; -103.0748 (Buffalo Gap Cheyenne River Bridge)	Buffalo Gap	Replaced in 2014
14	Buffalo Gap Historic Commercial District	Buffalo Gap Historic Commercial District More images	June 30, 1995 (#95000774)	Roughly the area surrounding Main, 2nd, and Walnut Sts. 43°29′31″N103°18′43″W / 43.491944°N 103.311944°W / 43.491944; -103.311944 (Buffalo Gap Historic Commercial District)	Buffalo Gap	A boundary decrease was approved January 29, 2024.
15	CCC Camp Custer Officers' Cabin	CCC Camp Custer Officers' Cabin	June 9, 1992 (#92000684)	8 miles northwest of Custer on County Road 292 43°48′26″N103°42′59″W / 43.807222°N 103.716389°W / 43.807222; -103.716389 (CCC Camp Custer Officers' Cabin)	Custer
16	Cold Springs Schoolhouse	Cold Springs Schoolhouse	March 7, 1973 (#73001741)	Southeast of Custer off Highway 336 in the Black Hills National Forest 43°37′24″N103°30′24″W / 43.623333°N 103.506667°W / 43.623333; -103.506667 (Cold Springs Schoolhouse)	Custer
17	Custer County Courthouse	Custer County Courthouse More images	November 27, 1972 (#72001226)	411 Mt. Rushmore Rd. 43°45′59″N103°36′04″W / 43.766389°N 103.601111°W / 43.766389; -103.601111 (Custer County Courthouse)	Custer
18	Custer State Game Lodge	Custer State Game Lodge More images	March 30, 1983 (#83003007)	East of Custer on U.S. Route 16A 43°45′49″N103°22′51″W / 43.763611°N 103.380833°W / 43.763611; -103.380833 (Custer State Game Lodge)	Custer
19	Custer State Park Museum	Custer State Park Museum More images	March 30, 1983 (#83003008)	West of Hermosa on U.S. Route 16A 43°45′56″N103°23′02″W / 43.765556°N 103.383889°W / 43.765556; -103.383889 (Custer State Park Museum)	Hermosa
20	Fairburn Historic Commercial District		June 30, 1995 (#95000772)	Roughly the area surrounding Main St. between 1st and 2nd Sts.; also Blk. 7, Lots 3-10 43°41′08″N103°12′39″W / 43.685556°N 103.210833°W / 43.685556; -103.210833 (Fairburn Historic Commercial District)	Fairburn	The district's boundaries were decreased on 2018-12-28
21	First National Bank Building	First National Bank Building	March 5, 1982 (#82003924)	6th St. and Mt. Rushmore Rd. 43°46′04″N103°36′02″W / 43.767778°N 103.600556°W / 43.767778; -103.600556 (First National Bank Building)	Custer
22	Fourmile School No. 21		January 25, 1991 (#90002208)	¼ mile south of Fourmile Junction on U.S. Route 16 43°43′42″N103°40′30″W / 43.728333°N 103.675°W / 43.728333; -103.675 (Fourmile School No. 21)	Custer	Possibly demolished or moved.
23	Galena Creek Schoolhouse		February 7, 2023 (#100008618)	25151 Badger Clark Rd. (Custer State Park) 43°44′52″N103°25′56″W / 43.7477°N 103.4322°W / 43.7477; -103.4322 (Galena Creek Schoolhouse)	Custer vicinity
24	Garlock Building	Garlock Building	January 28, 2004 (#03001524)	522 Mount Rushmore Rd. 43°46′07″N103°35′59″W / 43.768611°N 103.599722°W / 43.768611; -103.599722 (Garlock Building)	Custer
25	Grace Coolidge Memorial Log Building	Grace Coolidge Memorial Log Building	June 21, 2001 (#01000680)	644 Crook St. 43°46′04″N103°35′52″W / 43.767778°N 103.597778°W / 43.767778; -103.597778 (Grace Coolidge Memorial Log Building)	Custer
26	Hermosa Masonic Lodge	Hermosa Masonic Lodge	February 17, 2009 (#09000043)	Western side of 2nd St., between Folsom St. and Highway 40 43°50′25″N103°11′29″W / 43.8402°N 103.1913°W / 43.8402; -103.1913 (Hermosa Masonic Lodge)	Hermosa
27	Historic Trail and Cave Entrance	Historic Trail and Cave Entrance More images	April 19, 1995 (#95000337)	From old ranger station HS-1 to the old cave entrance at Jewel Cave National Monument 43°44′00″N103°50′31″W / 43.733333°N 103.841944°W / 43.733333; -103.841944 (Historic Trail and Cave Entrance)	Custer
28	Charles and Ollie Lampert Ranch		July 5, 1990 (#90000951)	South of the Elk Mountains north of Dewey 43°37′33″N104°00′48″W / 43.625833°N 104.013333°W / 43.625833; -104.013333 (Charles and Ollie Lampert Ranch)	Custer
29	Irene and Walter Mann Ranch		July 5, 1990 (#90000953)	Schenk Canyon area, just off County Road 270 43°39′00″N103°56′00″W / 43.65°N 103.933333°W / 43.65; -103.933333 (Irene and Walter Mann Ranch)	Custer
30	Peter Norbeck Summer House	Peter Norbeck Summer House More images	September 13, 1977 (#77001241)	Custer State Park 43°48′07″N103°27′03″W / 43.801944°N 103.450833°W / 43.801944; -103.450833 (Peter Norbeck Summer House)	Custer
31	Pig Tail Bridge	Pig Tail Bridge More images	April 7, 1995 (#95000344)	Highway 87 loop over Highway 87, north of Norbeck Lake at Wind Cave National Park 43°36′04″N103°29′38″W / 43.601111°N 103.493889°W / 43.601111; -103.493889 (Pig Tail Bridge)	Hot Springs
32	Ranger Station	Ranger Station More images	April 5, 1995 (#95000336)	Old administration area at Jewel Cave National Monument 43°44′00″N103°50′29″W / 43.733333°N 103.841389°W / 43.733333; -103.841389 (Ranger Station)	Custer
33	Red Shirt Bridge	Red Shirt Bridge More images	December 9, 1993 (#93001281)	Highway 40 over the Cheyenne River 43°40′03″N102°52′13″W / 43.6675°N 102.870278°W / 43.6675; -102.870278 (Red Shirt Bridge)	Red Shirt
34	Ferdinand and Elizabeth Roetzel Ranch		January 25, 1991 (#90002210)	1 mile northwest of junction of Saginaw and Roetzel Rds. 43°50′38″N103°42′39″W / 43.843889°N 103.710833°W / 43.843889; -103.710833 (Ferdinand and Elizabeth Roetzel Ranch)	Custer
35	Site No. 39 Cu 91	Site No. 39 Cu 91	May 20, 1982 (#82004759)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
36	Site No. 39 Cu 510	Site No. 39 Cu 510	May 20, 1982 (#82004752)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
37	Site No. 39 Cu 511	Site No. 39 Cu 511	May 20, 1982 (#82004754)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
38	Site No. 39 Cu 512	Site No. 39 Cu 512	May 20, 1982 (#82004753)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
39	Site No. 39 Cu 513	Site No. 39 Cu 513	May 20, 1982 (#82004755)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
40	Site No. 39 Cu 514	Site No. 39 Cu 514	May 20, 1982 (#82004756)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
41	Site No. 39 Cu 515	Site No. 39 Cu 515	May 20, 1982 (#82004757)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
42	Site No. 39 Cu 516	Site No. 39 Cu 516	May 20, 1982 (#82004758)	Address restricted [6]	City Restricted
43	South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 17-289-107	South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 17-289-107	December 9, 1993 (#93001280)	Highway 87 over French Creek at Custer State Park 43°42′56″N103°28′47″W / 43.715556°N 103.479722°W / 43.715556; -103.479722 (South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 17-289-107)	Custer	Aka the French Creek Bridge.
44	William Stearns Ranch		July 5, 1990 (#90000952)	East of Elk Mountain, off County Highway 769 43°40′09″N103°59′30″W / 43.669284°N 103.991677°W / 43.669284; -103.991677 (William Stearns Ranch)	Custer
45	Norman B. Streeter Homestead	Norman B. Streeter Homestead	June 30, 1995 (#95000765)	Streeter Ranch, near Beaver Creek 43°32′13″N103°22′57″W / 43.536944°N 103.3825°W / 43.536944; -103.3825 (Norman B. Streeter Homestead)	Buffalo Gap
46	Francis Averill (T.A.) and Janet Leach Towner House	Francis Averill (T.A.) and Janet Leach Towner House	June 21, 1990 (#90000959)	218 Crook St. 43°46′30″N103°36′15″W / 43.775°N 103.604167°W / 43.775; -103.604167 (Francis Averill (T.A.) and Janet Leach Towner House)	Custer
47	Newton Seymour Tubbs House	Newton Seymour Tubbs House	December 9, 1993 (#93001341)	35 Centennial Dr. 43°45′47″N103°36′46″W / 43.763056°N 103.612778°W / 43.763056; -103.612778 (Newton Seymour Tubbs House)	Custer
48	Elbert and Harriet Ward Ranch		July 5, 1990 (#90000950)	East of Elk Mountain, south of U.S. Route 16 43°42′21″N103°58′11″W / 43.705746°N 103.969840°W / 43.705746; -103.969840 (Elbert and Harriet Ward Ranch)	Custer
49	Way Park Museum	Way Park Museum	March 7, 1973 (#73001739)	4th St. and Rushmore Rd. 43°45′36″N103°36′03″W / 43.76°N 103.600833°W / 43.76; -103.600833 (Way Park Museum)	Custer
50	Wind Cave National Park Administrative and Utility Area Historic District	Wind Cave National Park Administrative and Utility Area Historic District More images	July 11, 1984 (#84003259)	East of Custer off U.S. Route 385 43°33′23″N103°28′26″W / 43.556389°N 103.473889°W / 43.556389; -103.473889 (Wind Cave National Park Administrative and Utility Area Historic District)	Custer
51	Edna and Ernest Young Ranch		July 5, 1990 (#90000949)	Approximately 3 miles south of Dewey, south of Beaver Creek 43°29′11″N104°02′40″W / 43.486389°N 104.044444°W / 43.486389; -104.044444 (Edna and Ernest Young Ranch)	Custer

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in South Dakota
• National Register of Historic Places listings in South Dakota

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved February 2, 2024.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC   20706997 .
7. Martin, James E., et al. "The Beaver Creek Shelter (39CU779): A Holocene Succession in the Black Hills of South Dakota". Plains Anthropologist 38.145: 17-36: 18, 22.