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Old Courthouse Museum

Old Courthouse Museum is a museum in Sioux Falls, SD, part of the Sioux Falls and Brookings guide. Cost: free.

200 W 6th St · Sioux Falls, SD

Why you should go…

The Old Courthouse Museum occupies the former Minnehaha County Courthouse, a Richardsonian Romanesque landmark built of native pink quartzite between 1889 and 1893 and designed by Wallace L. Dow. Three floors hold exhibits on the history of the Sioux Falls region, along with a restored courtroom and law library and 16 hallway murals painted by Norwegian immigrant Ole Running between 1915 and 1917. The building served county functions until 1962 and has been a museum since 1974, run by Siouxland Heritage Museums, which also operates the Pettigrew Home & Museum a few blocks away. Admission and parking are free; it is open daily, with evening hours on Thursdays.

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  • #historic courthouse
  • #murals
  • #downtown
  • #free admission

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