Rapid City: Historic Downtown Architecture

by Jean Oleson-Kessloff, Patrick D Roseland, Adirenne Merola Kerst, et al.

Book Overview

With the opening of the Black Hills region of South Dakota due to the discovery of gold in 1874, the business-savvy founders of Rapid City, in 1876, saw the potential of this area as a focus for urban development. It was nestled within the beauty of the Black Hills, rich in natural resources, adjacent to a viable water source and in line with major trade routes. Thus, a thriving commercial district evolved, the architecture of which reflects the distinctive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738541400
• ISBN13: 9780738541402
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.1"