The Farr House in Pierre recently was awarded a matching grant from the South Dakota State Historical Society, as announced by Jenna Carlson Dietmeier, interim State Historic Preservation Officer.
The grants are awarded through the State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program. Funding for the program is from Deadwood gaming revenue earmarked by state law for historic preservation projects throughout the state. The program is administered by the society’s State Historic Preservation Office in Pierre.
The Farr House, located at 106 E. Wynoka Street, Pierre, was awarded a $13,000 Deadwood Fund Grant to assist with an extensive repair of the historic box gutter including resealing the gutters to prevent damage to the crown molding, beadboard soffit, and fascia damage.
The Farr House was built in 1904 and is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is listed as a contributing resource to the Pierre Hill Historic District. The house was constructed by the architect E.J Donahue of Minnesota and is a Georgian Revival two-story cube shape with projecting bays on each side. The floor plan is an example of the Georgian central hall double pile with a truncated hip roof and Ionic columns. Other than its impeccable architecture, the house is also politically significant for being the home of Governor Peter Norbeck from 1917 to 1921 and was briefly used by Governor Carl Gunderson as well.
Deadwood Fund grants are awarded twice a year, with grant application deadlines of Feb. 1 and Oct. 1. They are reviewed at the spring and winter meetings of the State Historical Society’s board of trustees. For more information on the Deadwood Fund grant program, contact the State Historic Preservation in Pierre; telephone (605) 773-3458; or website history.sd.gov/Preservation.
Comments