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The Walworth County Courthouse, located at 4304 4th Ave. in
Selby, South Dakota Selby is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 610 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Walworth County. History Selby sprang up with the arrival of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Rai ...
, is a
courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...
for
Walworth County, South Dakota Walworth County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,315. Its county seat is Selby. The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1883. It is named for Walworth County, Wisconsin. Geograp ...
which was built in 1911. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1999. It is a three-story structure built of brick, sandstone, and concrete. Its design is "utilitarian" yet includes
Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
details. With . The building was designed by the Fall River Company, a
Hot Springs A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circ ...
-based architecture firm operated by architect John P. Eisentraut. A jail building completed in 1911 is also included in the listing. Its design is Late Victorian Romanesque in style.


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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota Romanesque Revival architecture in South Dakota Neoclassical architecture in South Dakota Government buildings completed in 1911 Walworth County, South Dakota Courthouses in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub