The Edgar Vernon House, located off U.S. Route 16 in Presho, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Edgar Vernon House | |
Location | Off U.S. Route 16, Presho, South Dakota |
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Coordinates | 43°54′29″N 100°03′02″W / 43.90806°N 100.05056°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Built by | Emery Fry |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 78002562[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1978 |
It was built in 1908 and is a one-and-a-half-story house with some elements of Victorian architectural style; it was the grandest house in the area. It was built for the Edgar Vernon family who came from Delaware to Lyman County, South Dakota in 1907. It was built by carpenters Emery Fry, David Holmes, and Bill Nelson.[2]
The house served as a flu hospital during World War I.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Lyman County Historical Society (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgar Vernon House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2018. With five photos from 1976.