the corn palace in mitchell south dakota is a multi-purpose arena / facility.
the corn palace in mitchell south dakota is a multi-purpose arena / facility.
what is the corn palace in mitchell south dakota?
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the original mitchell corn palace (known as "the corn belt exposition") was built in 1892 to showcase the rich soil of south dakota and encourage people to settle in the area. it was a wooden castle structure on mitchell's main street, built on land donated by louis beckwith, a member of the first corn palace committee. in 1904–1905, the city of mitchell mounted a challenge to the city of pierre in an unsuccessful attempt to replace it as the state capital of south dakota. as part of this effort, the corn palace was rebuilt in 1905. in 1921, the corn palace was rebuilt once again, with a design by the architectural firm rapp and rapp of chicago. russian-style onion domes and moorish minarets were added in 1937, giving the palace the distinctive appearance that it has today. it costs $130,000 annually to decorate the palace.
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