1881 Courthouse Museum

Museum in South Dakota, USA February 2025 thumbnail|The Courthouse Museum from the front The 1881 Courthouse Museum is an American historical museum located in Custer, South Dakota. The museum is housed in the original Custer County Courthouse which served as a center for government in Custer County and the Dakota Territory from 1881 to 1973.http://rapidcityjournal.com/blackhillstogo/explore/attractions/courthouse-museum-is-a-gateway-for-black-hills-tourists/article_19b8653a-8a65-5e08-bbcd-e5f80f6ad0dc.html 1881 Courthouse Museum is a gateway for Black Hills tourists Bolstad Jackson August 28, 2014 Rapid City Journal 27 March 2017 In November 1972, the 3-story red-brick courthouse was designated a historic site by the U.S Department of Interior.https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/23188300-6b32-42f3-92a2-8ab69c4c4c88 Custer County Courthouse November 27, 1972 National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service 27 March 2017 28 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195302/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/23188300-6b32-42f3-92a2-8ab69c4c4c88 live Following completion of a new courthouse located across the street, the original building was given to the Custer County Historical Society in 1973. The 1881 Custer County Courthouse museum was opened on September 6, 1976, by the Custer Country Historical Society. The museum houses exhibits about the Lakota Native American culture, the 1874 expedition of George Custer, and the lives of Victorian-era settlers in the Black Hills and Dakota Territory. References External links www.1881courthousemuseum.com/index.htm 43.76623 -103.60153 type:landmark_region:US-SD title Category:History museums in South Dakota Category:Museums in Custer County, South Dakota Category:1976 establishments in South Dakota Category:County courthouses in South Dakota