Pettigrew Home & Museum — Attraction in Sioux Falls Township

Some days you want to whisk yourself away to a bygone era, one without shiplap, barn doors and gray everything. The Pettigrew Home (named for the second owners of the house and the first South Dakota State Senator), offers an elegant glance in to the past thru architecture, furnishings, paintings, wall paper and artifacts. A world traveler, Mr. Pettigrew and his brother understood the importance of preserving cultures and specimens and had already created a museum in his home while alive. Upon his death, this home and the museum were gifted to the city for us now to enjoy, for free! An interesting visit and beauty to behold, highly recommend as a stop to anyone’s visit to SF or to a local looking to learn some history of town. Gorgeous residential area, free street parking. Protip: In the lobby you will find free walking tour pamphlets of all the Districts Sioux Falls...

Wow, what a great stop! Highly recommend for visitors of all ages looking to learn a bit more about Sioux Falls history and see the home of Charles Pettigrew - one of SF’s first senators.

Aidin did our tour and she was fantastic! She was friendly, warm, engaging and great with the small kids on our tour. Tours are free and every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour and we went on a Sunday at 2:30pm and there were only 5 of us on the tour. My 4.5 year old son and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this piece of Sioux Falls history. Thanks to the staff and volunteers who keep this place running!

I would put this quick stop on a list of must do things in Sioux Falls -...

The home is stunning, and it was very interesting to learn about how it was added on to over the years. The Lincrusta wallpaper is an incredible site to see! The layout of the home also has some very unique aspects I've never seen in any other historic home I've toured, including the round, marble-topped radiators! Two drawbacks are that much of the furnishings are period but not original and that a number of items collected over decades by the owner are no longer part of his museum (a sad comment on the descendants who seemingly did not honor the wishes of the owner when he willed the home to be used by the city as a museum). That said, it is still well...