The State Soldiers Home Barn, at 2500 Minnekahta Ave. in

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, was built in 1929. Also known as the Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans Home Barn, it was listed on the

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in 2009. It is a

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. With . It was built at cost of $6,500 and was intended to help the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home, formerly known as the State Soldiers Home, be close to self-sufficient in food.

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Barns on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota Gothic-arch barns National Register of Historic Places in Fall River County, South Dakota Buildings and structures completed in 1929 1929 establishments in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub