Midwest

Watertown

Codington County, SD

Population

22,718

Walk Score

84 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$866

Median home value

$198,100

Founded

1879

Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center, which houses many of the works of wildlife artist Terry Redlin. Watertown is between Pelican Lake and Lake Kampeska, from which Redlin derived inspiration for his artwork.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Watertown Commercial Historic District · listed 1989
  • Watertown Commercial Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2021
  • Zech Farmstead · listed 2005

Notable landmarks

  • Adams, E. C., House · listed 1989
  • Carnegie Free Public Library · listed 1976
  • Cartford, Benjamin H., House · listed 1989
  • Codington County Courthouse · listed 1978
  • Davis, Amy A., House · listed 1989
  • DeGraff, Curt E., House · listed 1989
  • Emminger, Corson, Round Barn · listed 1978
  • Evangelical United Brethren Church · listed 1989
  • Ferris, James W., House · listed 1989
  • Fowler, C.E. and Bertha, House · listed 2001
  • Freeburg, Dr. H. M., House · listed 1989
  • Gilruth, A. C., House · listed 1989
  • Hanten, John B., House · listed 1990
  • Henningson, Dr. Harry, House · listed 1989
  • Johnson, A. Einar, House · listed 1989
  • Jones, Mabel and David, House · listed 2001
  • Kemp Avenue Bridge · listed 1993
  • Mathiesen House · listed 1982
  • Mauseth, Peter, House · listed 1989
  • Melham, Andrew and Lulu, House · listed 2011
  • Mellette House · listed 1976
  • Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot · listed 1985
  • Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum · listed 1986
  • Olive Place · listed 1978
  • Olive Place (Additional Documentation) · listed 1978
  • …and 7 more

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