This article lists the oldest extant buildings in South Dakota, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over South Dakota. Only buildings built prior to 1870 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
| Building | Image | Location | First built | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sisseton | Britton, South Dakota | 1864 | Fort | Possibly oldest buildings in South Dakota[1] | |
| 110 S. Court Street | Vermillion, South Dakota | 1868 | Residence | Possibly oldest house in Vermillion[2] | |
| Glencoe-Sloan Memorial Presbyterian Church | Glencoe, South Dakota | 1885 | Church | Oldest church building still used for worship in South Dakota.[3] | |
| Herman Luce Cabin | Lake Herman State Park in Madison, South Dakota | 1870-1871 | Residence | Log cabin | |
| I. W. Goodner House | Pierre, South Dakota | 1881-1885 | Residence | One of the oldest houses in Pierre; built for Clerk of SD Supreme Court[4] | |
| Ohlman-Shannon House | Yankton, South Dakota | 1871 | Residence | ||
| Cataract Hotel (South Dakota) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 1871 | Residence | Oldest building in Sioux Falls; now located at 120 South Duluth Avenue where it is an apartment building.[5] | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church (Scotland, South Dakota) | Scotland, South Dakota | 1872 | Residence | ||
| 623 W 8th Street | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 1872 | Residence | ||
| Tabor School | Tabor, South Dakota | 1873 | School | former log school, now Czech Heritage Preservation Society | |
| Governor John L. Pennington House | Yankton, South Dakota | 1875 | Residence | home during 1875 to 1891 of Dakota Territory governor John L. Pennington | |
| Dr. Flick Cabin at Way Park Museum | Custer, South Dakota | 1875 | Residence | ||
| Pap Madison Cabin | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1876 | Residence | Oldest building in Rapid City area; Log cabin, moved to museum grounds. | |
| Oahe Chapel | northwest of Pierre, South Dakota | 1877 | Church | Congregational mission church | |
| Brown Earth Presbyterian Church | Grant County, South Dakota | 1877 | Church | Log church | |
| Slip Up Creek Homestead | Minnehaha County, South Dakota | 1877 | Residence | ||
| Renner Lutheran Church | Renner, South Dakota | 1878 | Church | Likely oldest surviving church building still operating in South Dakota | |
| Old St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish House | Tabor, South Dakota | 1878 | Church | Parish House | |
| Bruce-Donaldson House | Yankton, South Dakota | 1879 | Residence | Listed on NRHP | |
| Rosebud Hotel | Rosebud, South Dakota | 1879 | Hotel | located in Rosebud, the government center of the Rosebud Indian Reservation | |
| St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church | Central City, South Dakota | 1879 | Church | Former church; Listed on NRHP | |
| Joe Kirby Home | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 1880 | Residence | ||
| I. W. Goodner House | Pierre, South Dakota | 1881-1885 | Residence | One of the oldest houses in Pierre; built for Clerk of SD Supreme Court[6] | |