Address: 321 North River Street, Hot Springs, SD 57747

Date Built: 1910

First Occupant: Fargo Mercantile Company / J.L Denman Overseer and Sales Manager Current Occupant: Golden Rock, LLC.

Sandstone Quarry: Unknown

Architect: Unknown

Contractor: Grant Robinson and Fred Berrier

Architectural Style: A corner entrance highlights the 1910 Fargo Mercantile Building with pilasters flanking the double door entry. Once again, a flared pediment tops the second floor with the 1910 construction date in the tympanum. Modillions appear along the cornice line while a second story door shows where a balcony once existed. Pilasters also divide the front with correlated, translucent tile or luma panes on the upper lights of the stone windows. On the north side, toward the rear, are roundels (circular windows), which is unusual for this type of construction. Colored tiles spell out the name of Fargo Mercantile, but more impressive is one of the best-preserved interiors in the state. Especially significant is the ornate, stamped metal ceilings. Coping and paper protect the front from run-off water. Structural blocks are nearly two feet square. Foundation stones were “picked” by the stone mason with a many-pointed tool.

History: December 8th, 1910: Fargo Mercantile opens.

November 8th, 1912: Bought by G.A. Murphy and A.R. Thompson. They moved to Brusa, Colorado April 1st, 1913.

March 16th, 1925: Mr. and Mrs. Harley Barnes of Pringle purchased the Hagen rooming house over Killinger’s store.

1912 - 1969: Killinger Furniture Store.

June 9th, 1931: Mrs. E.L.”Doc” Englebert (Englebert Apartments) purchased Ham apartments above Killinger furniture store from Mrs. Lillian Rice.

December 1950: Western Hotel upper level.

1970’s: Bessie’s Antiques 1st floor.

2000’s: Consignment Store and upper guest suites owned by Dick and Liz Smith.

January 2021: Purchased by Jeff and Kimberly Alley. Black Hills Book Store, 2nd Chances Recycle, Restore, Repurpose on 1st level, Apartments upstairs.

QR Code info: A corner entrance highlights the 1910 Fargo Mercantile Building with pilasters flanking the double door entry. Once again, a flared pediment tops the second floor with the 1910 construction date in the tympanum. On the north side, toward the rear, are roundels (circular windows),which is unusual for this type of construction. Colored tiles spell out the name of Fargo Mercantile, but more impressive is one of the best preserved interiors in the state. Especially significant is the ornate, stamped metal ceilings. Structural blocks are nearly two feet square. Foundation stones were “picked” by the stone mason with a many-pointed tool. The building housed Mercantile, furniture and antique stores with leased apartments upstairs for most of its existence.