On First Avenue SE 0.1 miles east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
An example of Neo-classical architecture with Renaissance exterior elements, the Codington County Courthouse was built by Gray Construction under the direction of architects Freed and Perkins & McWayne. It cost $375,000.00 and was dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m23930) HM
On 7th Avenue Northwest east of 3rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Arthur Mellette, the last territorial and first state governor, built his Italian Villa house in the North End Neighborhood overlooking the city during the Dakota Boom in 1883. This began a new development pattern north of the railroad tracks. . . . — — Map (db m262639) HM
On West Kemp Avenue 0.1 miles west of Broadway St. S, on the left when traveling east.
Maurice A. Hockman, a prominent South Dakota architect, designed a large part of uptown. At least ten buildings are attributed to him and nine or more have Hockmanesque features. Characteristics of his style are prominent courses of brick . . . — — Map (db m131988) HM
On 1st Avenue Southeast west of Maple Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
East side:
In Memory of Codington County Veterans who Gave their Lives
World War I
1917 — 1918
Ernest G. Aderhold ·
Daniel W. Bannister ·
Donald M. Bannister ·
Clifford O. Bates ·
George Coombes ·
Fred W. Domes · . . . — — Map (db m244155) WM
On East Kemp Avenue east of North Maple, on the right when traveling east.
Watertown was platted by the Winona & St. Peter Railroad. The uptown district, consisting of six square blocks, was divided into narrow lots intended mostly for commercial use running parallel to the railroad tracks. Important noncommercial . . . — — Map (db m120097) HM
On 1st Avenue Northwest east of 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Watertown's first city hall provided ground-floor space for the fire department and large, arched doors for its "trucks," which included a horse-drawn wagon with a thousand feet of hose and two hand-drawn ladder wagons.
Fire protection, rather . . . — — Map (db m245305) HM
Several newspapers kept the people of Watertown up to date until about 1900. By then the majority of them had ceased publication or merged with other papers. The Public Opinion was formed from the merger of the Courier-News, which began printing . . . — — Map (db m131989) HM
Near Broadway Street North 0.1 miles north of 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Watertown was formed as the junction of two divisions of the Chicago and North Western Railroad. While construction of the Winona and St. Peter line reached the present location of Watertown in 1873, service did not start until 1879. Originally, . . . — — Map (db m245308) HM
On Maple Street Northeast north of 1st Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
The city of Watertown was established in 1879. A year later, John Johnson was appointed as the first town marshal. In 1890, the first city hall was constructed at the corner of Kemp Avenue and 1st Street West. John Keegan became the first appointed . . . — — Map (db m245315) HM
On Kemp Avenue West east of 15th Street West, on the right when traveling east.
The Watertown Arrows football team calls the Works Progress Administration (WPA) funded Art Deco style stadium home. This 1941 structure is characterized by its J shape, common for WPA-built ballparks. The long, straight part follows the football . . . — — Map (db m262645) HM
On North Broadway Street 0.1 miles north of 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
This depot, originally the Rock Island Lines New Passenger Station and Division Office Building, was erected as a joint venture of
the Rock Island, and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroads in
1912 for $50,000.00.
Over the years, it has . . . — — Map (db m90413) HM
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