PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota State Historical Society board of trustees recently approved 19 applications for the eight-year state historic preservation property tax moratorium for restoration and rehabilitation made to historic buildings. The projects meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
“These approvals are significant because if an historic building qualifies for the tax benefit, an eight-year delay is placed on the property tax assessment of any certified improvements,” said Jay D. Vogt, director of the State Historical Society, headquartered at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. “Property tax assessments may not be increased due to certified rehabilitation of the building.”
The property tax moratorium is an incentive for owners of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places to maintain and rehabilitate their homes and businesses, Vogt added.
For more information on how to qualify for the state historic preservation property tax moratorium, contact the State Historical Society at (605) 773-3458.
Following is a list by county of the sites approved for the property tax moratorium:
Brookings County
- Lockhart-Fishback House, 1001 6th Ave., Brookings
Brown County
- Milwaukee Depot, 1 N. Main St., Aberdeen
Clay County
- Conrad Building, 108 E. Main St., Vermillion
- Thompson Lumber Company, 15 Court St., Vermillion
Davison County
- Whittier School, 410 W. 2nd Ave. SE, Mitchell
Deuel County
- Old South Dakota School for the Blind, 1312 Coteau St., Gary
Edmunds County
- Marcus Beebe Mansion, 507 4th St., Ipswich
Hughes County
- H.M. McDonald House, 1906 E. Erskine St., Pierre
Lawrence County
- Clark, Mullen & Munn Block (Pineview Building), 25 Lee St., Deadwood
- Dye House, 24 Adams St., Deadwood
- Masonic Temple, 809 W. Main St., Lead
Minnehaha County
- Odd Fellows Home, 100 W. 10th St., Dell Rapids
- Farley Loetscher Building, 322 & 324 E. 8th St., Sioux Falls
- Texaco Super Service, 330 S. 1st Ave., Sioux Falls
Pennington County
- 1301 11th St., Rapid City
- Fairmont Creamery, 201 Main St., Rapid City
- Homer House, 817 9th St., Rapid City
- Lighter House, 1815 9th St., Rapid City
Yankton County
- Fantles (Riverfront Event Center), 121 W. 3rd St., Yankton