Near Custer in Custer County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
State Game Lodge
Photographed by James Hulse, June 15, 2022
1. State Game Lodge Marker
Game, Fish & Parks
This Property Has
Been Placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the
Interior
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 43° 45.863′ N, 103° 22.845′ W. Marker is near Custer, South Dakota, in Custer County. It is on U.S. 16A 0.6 miles west of Wildlife Loop Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on the right side of the front door of the State Game Lodge building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13389 US Hwy 16A, Custer SD 57730, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West River and in Greater Rapid City. It is also in the American Black Hills, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cecil C. Gideon (here, next to this marker); Peter Norbeck (approx. 0.2 miles away); South Dakota Game Fish & Parks (approx. ¼ mile away); The Galena Fire Chronology (approx. 2.3 miles away); After the Fire (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wildlife and Fire (approx. 2.3 miles away); “The Badger Hole” (approx. 3.7 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Custer.
Regarding State Game Lodge. National
this page online
The Custer State Game Lodge is significant in the areas of architecture, recreation, politics, and government. The building is the major example of 1920s recreation-resort architecture in the state. While the park is one of the early civic efforts toward controlled wilderness recreation, it gained additional significance in 1927 when it became President Co[o]lidge's Summer White House.
Also see . . .
1. Custer State Park. (Submitted on July 26, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Custer State Park Game Lodge National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on September 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by James Hulse, June 15, 2022
2. The State Game Lodge Marker is the top marker
Photographed by James Hulse, June 15, 2022
3. The front entrance to the State Game Lodge
Photographed by James Hulse, June 15, 2022
4. Inside view of the State Game Lodge
Photographed by James Hulse, June 15, 2022
5. The view of the State Game Lodge from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 26, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
