R. F. Pettigrew
R.F. Pettigrew, most commonly recognized as South Dakota’s first full-term senator, was a very active participant in the development of the neighborhood.
Platting and selling the residential lots in his own addition (Prairie-Grange), he also purchased land that had been platted by Russel Bennett and sold lots to new arrivals. A good portion of the neighborhood was developed (9-12th, Grange-Minnesota) by Pettigrew, who made a good portion of his fortune in real estate speculation.
Partners for a short time with Melvin Grigsby, whose child was the first white child born in Sioux Falls, Grigsby’s Addition (Summit-Minnesota, 12-16th) is also within the neighborhood.
R.F. Pettigrew also was a member of the first School Board in Sioux Falls in 1873.
Cathedral Historic District
Also known as the Sioux Falls Historic District, the Cathedral Historic District became the first historic district in South Dakota to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The southern part of this district overlaps with a northeastern portion of Pettigrew Heights.
For more information, please visit the Cathedral Historic District page or request a Cathedral Historic District Walking Tour brochure.
The Fawick Flyer
The shop located at 815 West 13th Street is where the “Four Door Fawick Flyer" was invented by Thomas Fawick in 1910.
Thomas Fawick, a famed philanthropist and mechanical genius, was born in Sioux Falls and lived here until he was 25 years old.
While in Sioux Falls, Thomas Fawick grew up at 821 West 13th Street and several of his earliest inventions were made while he was living in Sioux Falls.
He originally built a two-door Fawick Flyer before inventing the four-door one in 1910. He also made several other inventions before leaving Sioux Falls for larger cities in 1914.
