Codington County Heritage Museum
United States historic place
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Codington County Heritage Museum (formerly the Kampeska Heritage Museum) is a museum located at 27 First Avenue Southeast, Watertown, South Dakota, in the Carnegie Free Public Library building.[2]
Carnegie Free Public Library building | |
| |
  Location within South Dakota  Location within the United States | |
| Nearest city | Watertown, South Dakota |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°53′57″N 97°06′49″W |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | L.E. Brickell |
| Architectural style | Classical revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001724[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 18 June 1976 |
The Carnegie Library was built in Watertown in 1906 through a grant from the Carnegie Foundation and functioned as a library until 1967 when operations moved to a new building further east in town next to what was then the newly built Watertown Senior High School. A youth group briefly occupied the Carnegie Library building before its use by the Codington County Historical Society.[3]
Codington County Historical Society
The museum is maintained by the Codington County Historical Society. The group was founded in 1970 and was officially incorporated in 1974.[2] They put out a bi-monthly publication for paid members entitled the Codington County Courier. In the past, the publication was called Wagon Wheels.
