The Moody County Courthouse in

Flandreau, South Dakota Flandreau is a city in and county seat of Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,372 at the 2020 census. It was named in honor of Charles Eugene Flandrau, a judge in the territory and state of Minnesota. He is credit ...

, United States, was built in 1915. It was listed on the

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in 1993. It is a three-story building clad with brick and

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. Its design is in

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style with

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details. It was designed by Joseph Schwarz and built by contractor O.H. Olsen. With .

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County courthouses in South Dakota Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota 1915 establishments in South Dakota Neoclassical architecture in South Dakota Government buildings completed in 1915 National Register of Historic Places in Moody County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub

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