Pipestone Historic District Scavenger Hunt

All clues and answers relate to the Pipestone Commer-cial Historic District. The district was established in 1977 and encompasses Main Street between 2nd Avenue East and 3rd Avenue West.

In Pipestone County there are 13 buildings individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in ad-dition to the Pipestone Commercial Historic District.

7) The Ferris Grand Block was built in 1898 as the home of the local opera hall, with retail on street level. The Masons located here in 1916. What is on the street level today?

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2) Stone carver L.H. Moore carved the gargoyles on this building. Legend has it this niche originally held a nude statue of Eve. What business is in this building now?

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3) This Arrowhead and Pipe Medallion was taken from Central High School when it was torn down in 2019. Two of them are now on what downtown building?

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4) This decorative Stained Glass window advertises Cook Drug which was the first busi-ness in this building in 1914. Check out the tiled entry as well. What business is here now?___________________________________________________

5) Built as a car garage in 1913– and yes, the cars drove right in what is now the front door– this building housed a hardware store for decades before today’s business ex-panded into the building. ___________________________________________________

6) The building with this terra-cotta tile trim was named in a popular contest after it was built in 1909 to house an ice cream parlor. What was the winning name?

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1) The Syndicate Block is the oldest Sioux quartzite building in the Pipestone Commercial Historic District. Originally three separate storefronts, today one business spans the entire building. What is it?___________________________________________________

8) This U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark was placed on Pipestone’s Main Street in 1931. What business is it on?

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