sdarchives
Col. E. P. Farr (1843-1942) and Mary Noyes Farr (1853-1938)
ANNEX, Block G, Lot 008
Col. Farr was a Civil War veteran and financier. His wife Mary was the first osteopathic physician in Pierre. Together they built their mansion with plans to eventually turn it into a sanitarium, though that never happened.
Col. Farr was later appointed head of the State Soldiers Home in Hot Springs, SD. The mansion was rented to Governor Peter Norbeck.
Col. E. P. Farr (1843-1942) and Mary Noyes Farr (1853-1938)
ANNEX, Block G, Lot 008
Col. Farr was a Civil War veteran and financier. His wife Mary was the first osteopathic physician in Pierre. Together they built their mansion with plans to eventually turn it into a sanitarium, though that never happened.
Col. Farr was later appointed head of the State Soldiers Home in Hot Springs, SD. The mansion was rented to Governor Peter Norbeck.