Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse

United States historic place


Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse in 2009
43°49′11.7″N 96°42′07.8″W / 43.819917°N 96.702167°W / 43.819917; -96.702167 (Campbell, Gina Smith, Bathhouse)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1934
Architect	P.L. Peterson
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	86000246^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1986

The Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse, also known as the Dell Rapids City Park Bathhouse, is a historic building in Dell Rapids City Park in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. It sits on the banks of the Big Sioux River and served a popular bathing beach in the early 19th century. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

At the turn of the century, the City of Dell Rapids began drawing up plans for a public park along the Big Sioux River.^[2] This park was completed and opened in 1913.^[3] A bathing beach was also added at this time, for which Gina Smith Campbell had raised the funds to construct. This beach was widely popular, drawing thousands of visitors from across the region to the park every year. Early bathhouses at the park were temporary wooden structures.^[2] Under the direction of the City of Dell Rapids and its park board, the permanent stone bathhouse was completed in 1934. Designed by P. L. Peterson and constructed by workers from the Civil Works Administration, the building was dedicated to Campbell upon its completion. The bathhouse contained private showers and bathroom facilities.^[4] Although the beach closed in 1960 after the construction of a dedicated swimming pool,^[5] the bathhouse has survived and now functions as a covered picnic shelter. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986, for its architectural detail and its association with the Civil Works Administration.^[4]

Architecture

The bathhouse is a one-story Sioux quartzite building in the Romanesque Revival architectural style.^[2] It has two arched entryways on its north and south faces that lead into the main body, which measures 32 by 34 feet (9.8 by 10.4 m). Above the entrances on both sides are bullseye-style and rectangular openings and decorative stone lintels. Originally, it had no roof, but the top of the main body has now been covered with fiberglass to shelter the picnic area underneath; two flanking wings, both measuring 28 by 24 feet (8.5 by 7.3 m), remain open-air. These wings also have simple rectangular entryways. All of the original furnishings and facilities have been stripped out and the building only has picnic tables.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dennis, Michelle L. Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse". SAH Archipedia. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ "History in the City Park". City of Dell Rapids. City of Dell Rapids, SD. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holles, Joseph H. (November 22, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Campbell, Gina Smith, Bathhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved February 15, 2022. With accompanying four photos from 1985
^ "Dell Rapids Swimming Pool". City of Dell Rapids. City of Dell Rapids, SD. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

National Register of Historic Places in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Districts

All Saints Historic District
Cathedral Historic District
Dell Rapids Historic District
Dell Rapids Residential Historic District
Hayes Historic District
McKennan Park Historic District
Old Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
Sherman Historic District
Sioux Falls Downtown Historic District
Slip Up Creek Homestead
Split Rock Creek Park Historic District
Terrace Park and Japanese Gardens
Thompson Farmstead
Tolefsons Beef Stock Farm
Willow Grove Farm

Buildings

Commercial and Industrial	Berg and Estensen Store 330 S. 1st Ave. 529 N. Main Carpenter Hotel Dell Rapids Warming House Farley-Loetscher Company Building Farley-Loetscher Company Building I First National Bank of Garretson Andrew Kuehn Warehouse L & A Baking Company L.D. Miller Funeral Home John Mundt Building Orpheum Theatre R.F. Pettigrew and S.L. Tate Building Phillips Block Plumbing Supply Company Dr. Fredrich A. Randolph Block Security Bank Building Shriver-Johnson Building Sioux Falls Light and Power Hydro Electric Plant Sioux Falls National Bank Building Gina Smith Campbell Bathhouse Stock Yards State Bank and Tri-State Wholesale Grocery Co. Texaco Super Service Station John W. Tuthill Lumber Company
Education	All Saints School Main Building Augustana College Historic Buildings Carnegie Free Public Library Carnegie Public Library Glidden-Martin Hall Grand Lodge and Library of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Jorden Hall South Dakota School for the Deaf Washington High School
Government	Central Fire Station East Site Fire Station and Branch Library Federal Building and United States Courthouse Odd Fellows Home of Dell Rapids Old Minnehaha County Courthouse South Dakota State Penitentiary Historic Buildings South Side Fire Station No. 3
Religious	First Congregational Church Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel Renner Lutheran Sanctuary St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Residential	Andrew O. Huseboe House Austin-Olson Farm Berdahl-Rolvaag House Blackstone Court Apartments^† Marion E. Bowen House Brooks Brothers Home Margaret Burger Apartment House Edward Coughran House E.J. and Alice Daniels House Harrison DeLong House Ole E. Fauske House The Gloria House Orlan A. Hayward House Hans J. Hilmoe Barn LaSalle Apartments Daniel Lund House William G. Milne House Parmley-Pankow House Presentation Children's Home Grant J. Reynolds House Shafer Round Barn R.D. and Mary Springer House Stadum-Green House Dr. Steven's House Charles A. Thomas House Laura M. Welch House Williams Piano Company House
Transportation	Illinois Central Passenger Depot Rock Island Depot