South Dakota pavilion (corn palace)

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From the land of Hiawatha come the grains and yellow metal.

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SOUTH DAKOTA BUILDING

Shady trees invite attention to South Dakota's modest home, half hidden in the wooded section of Art Hill. It is a type of Spanish architecture resembling the old missions, of which the California State building is the truest copy, but there is enough of the modern apparent to give the structure a touch of up-to-dateness and therein it is original. In the center of the building is a large room, its ceiling extending to the roof line and forming a dome. Upon these walls the greatness of South Dakota is told in pictures made by the masterful blending of the fruits of the field. Masterpieces of art are fashioned with grains of corn and wheat, and epic poems are written with blades of grass. The decorative effect reaches a climax at the completion of the dome where the horn of plenty seems to have emptied its wealth. Four smaller rooms are on the first floor, one for the use of the Commission, one as a writing room and the others for the convenience of guests. Above are living chambers for the custodian of the building and officials. The furnishings are of the mission style and in thorough keeping with the surroundings. Photographic views of South Dakota cities and farms are displayed where opportunity affords.