National Register of Historic Places

Dinosaur Park

Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
Listed
June 20, 1990
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90000956

About this property

Dinosaur Park is a dinosaur park in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Dedicated on May 22, 1936, it contains seven dinosaur sculptures on a hill overlooking the city, created to capitalize on the tourists coming to the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore. Constructed by the City of Rapid City and the Works Progress Administration, WPA Project #960's dinosaurs were designed by Emmet Sullivan. Sullivan also designed the Apatosaurus at Wall Drug nearby in Wall, South Dakota; the Christ of the Ozarks statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and the dinosaurs at the now-closed Dinosaur World in Beaver, Arkansas. The park is located at 940 Skyline Drive and is maintained by the City of Rapid City. Admission is free. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1990. The City of Rapid City credits Dinosaur Park, which was built when Mount Rushmore was still being carved out, for beginning Rapid City's transformation into a major tourist destination as well.

Location

Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
44.07783, -103.24541

Categories

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Sources

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When was Dinosaur Park listed on the National Register?

Dinosaur Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Dinosaur Park?

Dinosaur Park is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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