National Register of Historic Districts

What is a Historic District?

A historic district is a concentration of buildings, structures, sites, or objects with shared local, state, or national historic significance for their association with important events, people, design, or archaeological value. Districts are often aesthetically linked or share common elements in their plan and physical development. These cohesive elements often include similar historic architectural styles: building setbacks, forms, massing, height and materials; views, drives and walkways; and landscaping such as tree lined streets. Historic districts contain contributing and non-contributing resources. A contributing property adds to the qualities that make the district significant. Brookings' four districts enhance the overall fabric of our community. We encourage you to plan renovations, alterations and additions that will maintain the property itself and the historic district as a whole.

• Historic District Map (PDF)
• Historic District Flyer (PDF)

Brookings National Register of Historic Places

Commercial Historic District

• Consists of 59 structures built predominantly between 1894 to 1928
• Established in 1988
• Registration form (PDF)
• Map (PDF)
• Commercial Historic District Walking Tour Brochure (PDF)

Central Residential Historic District

• Consists of 127 primary and 93 secondary structures built between 1891 to 1941, which are characterized as eclectic, modest, and well-maintained homes
• Established in 1994 and amended in 2001 with a boundary increase
• Registration form (PDF)
• Amendment to registration form (PDF)
• Map (PDF)
• Central Historic District Walking Tour Album 

University Residential Historic District

• Consists of 248 houses and 177 secondary buildings that were constructed within the 17 block district between 1895-1948
• Established in 1999
• Registration form (PDF)
• Map (PDF)

Sexauer Seed Historic District

• Consists of 10 structures
• Established in 2001
• Registration form (PDF)
• Map (PDF)

Individually Listed Properties

• Brookings City Hall, 4th Street * Application (PDF) Photo
• Brookings County Courthouse, 4th Street and 6th Avenue Application (PDF) Photo
• W.A. Caldwell House, 804 Sixth Avenue * Application (PDF) Photo
• Carnegie Public Library, 524 4th Street Application (PDF) Photo
• Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Main Avenue * Application (PDF) Photo
• Cobel, Ivan House, 727 Main Avenue Application (PDF) Photo
• Coolidge Sylvan Theatre, Medary Avenue, SDSU Application (PDF) Photo
• Coughlin Campanile, Medary Avenue, SDSU Application (PDF) Photo
• Experimental Rammed Earth Machine Shed, NW corner SDSU campus Application (PDF) Photo
• Experimental Rammed Earth Wall, Medary Avenue, behind Dean of Ag. and Bio Sciences House, SDSU Application (PDF) Photo
• Fishback House and Boundary Increase, 501 8th Street Application (PDF) Photo
• Graham House, 927 7th Street * Application (PDF) Photo
• E.E. Haugen House, 202 5th Street Application (PDF)
• Lockhart House, 1001 6th Avenue
• G.A. Matthews House, 423 Eighth Street Application (PDF) Photo
• Nick's Hamburger Shop, 427 Main Avenue * Application (PDF) Photo
• Pioneer Park Bandshell, SW Corner Junction US14 and 1st Avenue Application (PDF)
• George P. Sexauer House, 949 4th Street Application (PDF) Photo
• Stock Judging Pavilion, 11th Street and Medary Avenue Application (PDF) Photo
• Trygstad Law and Commerce Building, 401 Main Avenue * Application (PDF) Photo
• Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall, Medary Avenue, SDSU Application (PDF) Photo
• Woodbine Cottage, 929 Harvey Dunn Street Application (PDF) Photo
• Woodbine Cottage Experimental Rammed Earth Wall, west of junction at 10th Street and Medary Avenue, SDSU Application (PDF) Photo

* also located in a historic district