| Carnegie Free Public Library building | |
| Nearest City: | Watertown, South Dakota |
| Coordinates: | 44.8992°N -97.1136°W |
| Architect: | L.E. Brickell |
| Architecture: | Classical revival |
| Added: | 18 June 1976 |
| Refnum: | 76001724 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
The museum is maintained by the Codington County Historical Society. The group was founded in 1970 and was officially incorporated in 1974.[1] They put out a bi-monthly publication for paid members entitled the Codington County Courier. In the past, the publication was called Wagon Wheels.