This is a list of sites in Minnesota which are included in the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,700 properties and historic districts listed on the NRHP; each of Minnesota's 87 counties has at least 2 listings. Twenty-two sites are also National Historic Landmarks.
Minneapolis listings are in the Hennepin County list; St. Paul's listings are in the Ramsey County list.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 13, 2024.[1]
Current listings by county
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008[2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site.[3] There are frequent additions to the listings and occasional delistings and the counts here are approximate and not official. New entries are added to the official Register on a weekly basis.[4] Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number. The numbers of NRHP listings in each county are documented by tables in each of the individual county list-articles.
Aitkin County
Anoka County
Becker County
Beltrami County
Benton County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic |  |
April 6, 1982 (#82002932) |
State St. 45°44′11″N 93°56′43″W |
Gilman | Landmark religious complex of a Polish American settlement, consisting of a 1909 parochial school, 1924 rectory, and 1930 Beaux-Arts church.[8] |
| 2 | Cota Round Barns |  |
April 6, 1982 (#82002936) |
County Highway 48 45°34′44″N 93°57′01″W |
St. George Township | Two round barns constructed in the early 1920s, prominent examples of the numerous reinforced concrete structures built in the area by contractor Al Cota and his successors from 1913 through the 1940s.[9] |
| 3 | Esselman Brothers General Store |  |
April 6, 1982 (#82002933) |
County Highways 1 and 13 45°42′48″N 94°06′38″W |
Mayhew Lake Township | Well-preserved 1897 example of the general stores common to Benton County's crossroads communities, and a reminder of Mayhew Lake Township's settlement by German Americans.[10] |
| 4 | Posch Site |  |
October 2, 1973 (#73000964) |
Address restricted[11] |
Langola Township | Archaeological site potentially dating back to the Archaic Period, having yielded a few stone tools but no ceramics.[12] |
| 5 | Leonard Robinson House |  |
April 6, 1982 (#82002935) |
202 2nd Ave., S. 45°35′16″N 94°09′47″W |
Sauk Rapids | 1873 house of a pioneer in the area's significant granite quarrying industry.[13] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronneby Charcoal Kiln | April 6, 1982 (#82002934) | January 15, 2003 | Off Minnesota Highway 23 |
Ronneby vicinity | 1901 charcoal kiln.[14] Demolished in 2002.[15] |
Big Stone County
Blue Earth County
Brown County
Carlton County
Carver County
Cass County
Chippewa County
Chisago County
Clay County
Clearwater County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Evangelical Lutheran Church |  |
May 19, 1988 (#88000593) |
County Road 92 and County Highway 20 47°32′36″N 95°29′05″W |
Bagley vicinity | 1897 log church—the first church in what became Clearwater County—which played a key role in the area's settlement by loggers and homesteaders and in the religious life of its Norwegian immigrants.[16] |
| 2 | Itasca Bison Site |  |
December 29, 1970 (#70000912) |
Address restricted 47°11′39″N 95°13′51″W |
Park Rapids vicinity | Site where Archaic hunters killed and butchered Bison occidentalis.[17] Also a contributing property to Itasca State Park.[18] |
| 3 | Itasca State Park |  |
May 7, 1973 (#73000972) |
21 mi (34 km) north of Park Rapids off U.S. Route 71 47°11′38″N 95°13′03″W |
Park Rapids vicinity | Minnesota's oldest state park, established in 1891. Also significant for its extensive archaeological resources, association with the quest for the Mississippi River headwaters, pioneer sites, and 72 park facilities built 1905–1942 noted for their rustic log construction and association with early park development. Extends into Becker and Hubbard Counties.[18] |
| 4 | Lower Rice Lake Site | |
December 18, 1978 (#78001527) |
Address restricted[11] |
Bagley vicinity | Woodland period site for wild rice harvesting, a subsistence activity unique to this region of North America. Also noted for an artifact assemblage suggesting ties to the north and the northern Great Plains.[19] |
| 5 | Upper Rice Lake Site | |
December 19, 1978 (#78001526) |
Address restricted[11] |
Shevlin vicinity | Woodland period site for wild rice harvesting, with artifacts associated with northern Minnesota, the northern plains, and the Mississippi basin, indicating broad migration and trade.[20] |
Cook County
Cottonwood County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Bargen House |  |
June 13, 1986 (#86001285) |
1215 Mountain Lake Rd. 43°56′06″N 94°55′29″W |
Mountain Lake | 1888 house of a transformational educator and administrator (1857–1943) who was one of the first in his Mennonite community to promote secular public education and government service.[21] |
| 2 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Depot |  |
June 13, 1986 (#86001286) |
4th St. at 1st Ave. 44°02′23″N 95°26′07″W |
Westbrook | 1900 railway station, the last remaining on a branch line that opened the area up to development, and the essential link of commerce and communication for Westbrook and its surrounding farmers.[22] Now a museum.[23] |
| 3 | Cottonwood County Courthouse |  |
April 18, 1977 (#77000728) |
900 3rd Ave. 43°51′58″N 95°07′01″W |
Windom | Prominent 1904 courthouse noted for the neoclassicism expressed throughout the building, from the exterior architecture to the interior design and artwork.[24] |
| 4 | Jeffers Petroglyphs Site |  |
October 15, 1970 (#70000291) |
Off County Highway 2 44°05′32″N 95°03′10″W |
Jeffers vicinity | 300-by-50-yard (274 by 46 m) rock outcrop bearing some 4,000 petroglyphs ranging from 7,000 to 250 years old, nominated as Minnesota's finest collection of precontact Native American rock art. Now a public site managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.[25][26] |
| 5 | Mountain Lake Site |  |
June 4, 1973 (#73000973) |
Former island in the former Mountain Lake[27] 43°55′15″N 94°53′26″W |
Mountain Lake vicinity | Deeply stratified village site spanning the precontact era from the late Archaic to an Oneota occupation, with a particular concentration of Woodland period ceramics.[28] |
Crow Wing County
Dakota County
Dodge County
Douglas County
Faribault County
Fillmore County
Freeborn County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Lea City Hall |  |
May 17, 1984 (#84001412) |
212 North Broadway 43°39′02″N 93°22′08″W |
Albert Lea | 1903 municipal building that served as Albert Lea's seat of government until 1968.[29] Also a contributing property to the Albert Lea Commercial Historic District.[30] |
| 2 | Albert Lea Commercial Historic District |  |
July 16, 1987 (#87001214) |
North Broadway between Water and East Main Streets 43°38′54″N 93°22′07″W |
Albert Lea | Three-block retail district whose buildings, constructed 1874–1928, are noted for their fine commercial architecture and multigenerational occupation by family businesses.[30] |
| 3 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot |  |
February 4, 1982 (#82002954) |
606 South Broadway 43°38′41″N 93°22′10″W |
Albert Lea | 1914 train station emblematic of the rail connections that contributed to Albert Lea's growth and development.[31] |
| 4 | Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery |  |
March 20, 1986 (#86000480) |
Main Street East and Independence Avenue 43°45′49″N 93°19′44″W |
Clarks Grove | Third home of Minnesota's first and most influential cooperative creamery, built in 1927 with a second-floor meeting hall. Also noted for its fine architecture and association with a successful Danish American dairying community.[32] |
| 5 | Lodge Zare Zapadu No. 44 |  |
March 20, 1986 (#86000479) |
County Highway 30 43°36′30″N 93°10′10″W |
Hayward vicinity | 1909 meeting hall of the Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota fraternal society; the last of three halls that served as social and recreational centers for southeast Freeborn County's Czech American population.[33] |
| 6 | H. A. Paine House |  |
March 20, 1986 (#86000481) |
609 West Fountain Street 43°39′05″N 93°22′33″W |
Albert Lea | 1898 Queen Anne house, called "a masterpiece and a perfect example" of the style in its nomination.[34] |
| 7 | Dr. Albert C. Wedge House |  |
June 13, 1986 (#86001332) |
216 West Fountain Street 43°39′07″N 93°22′15″W |
Albert Lea | Circa-1880 house noted for its exemplary Shingle style architecture and association with Albert C. Wedge (1834–1911), Albert Lea's leading doctor for over 50 years and an active figure in local and state affairs.[35] |
Former listings
Goodhue County
Grant County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Pomme de Terre Site |  |
May 23, 1974 (#74001018) |
Address restricted 46°04′01″N 95°52′57″W |
Ashby vicinity | Site of an 1859 stagecoach station expanded into a U.S. Army fort for a few years after the Dakota War of 1862; a uniquely well-documented site from the earliest period of white settlement.[38] |
| 2 | Grant County Courthouse |  |
September 5, 1985 (#85001945) |
10 2nd St., NE. 45°59′41″N 95°58′37″W |
Elbow Lake | One of Minnesota's few monumental Victorian courthouses remaining, built in 1905; Grant County's most prominent turn-of-the-20th-century building and its long-serving seat of government, and an important work of architects Bell & Detweiler and interior designer Odin J. Oyen.[39] |
| 3 | Roosevelt Hall | .jpg) |
August 23, 1985 (#85001819) |
Hawkins Ave. 45°54′39″N 95°53′19″W |
Barrett | Municipal auditorium built 1933–34, one of Minnesota's few surviving projects by the short-lived Civil Works Administration, and an example of the refined but low-cost public buildings the New Deal brought to small Minnesota towns.[40] |
| 4 | Anna J. Scofield Memorial Auditorium and Harold E. Thorson Memorial Library |  |
May 11, 2015 (#15000212) |
117 Central Ave., N. 45°59′38″N 95°58′35″W |
Elbow Lake | Dual-purpose municipal facility constructed 1933–34, the first building project in Minnesota funded by the Public Works Administration and one of the program's best works nationally, according to the agency in 1939.[41] |
Hennepin County
Houston County
Hubbard County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consolidated School District No. 22 |  |
January 24, 2017 (#100000565) |
25895 County Road 9 47°21′59″N 94°49′21″W |
Nary | Two-story school built in 1918, a distinctive example of the larger facilities built to begin consolidating Minnesota's rural school districts. Also called Nary School; now the Helga Township Community Center.[42] |
| 2 | Hubbard County Courthouse |  |
March 8, 1984 (#84001475) |
301 Court Ave. 46°55′12″N 95°03′50″W |
Park Rapids | 1900 Neoclassical courthouse, a prominent public building and home of the county government into the 1970s.[43] Now houses the Hubbard County Historical Museum and Nemeth Art Center.[44][45] |
| 3 | Itasca State Park |  |
May 7, 1973 (#73000972) |
21 miles north of Park Rapids off U.S. Route 71 47°11′38″N 95°13′03″W |
Park Rapids vicinity | Minnesota's oldest state park, established in 1891. Also significant for its extensive archaeological resources, association with the quest for the Mississippi River headwaters, pioneer sites, and 72 park facilities built 1905–1942 noted for their rustic log construction and association with early park development. Extends into Becker and Clearwater Counties.[18] |
| 4 | Louis J. Moser House |  |
April 17, 1979 (#79001250) |
28104 Junco Dr. 47°04′06″N 94°54′03″W |
Thorpe Township | Circa-1907 homesteader's cabin used as one of Minnesota's first fishing resorts. Also noted for its locally unusual post and sill construction.[46] Now the main office of Fremont's Point Resort.[47] |
| 5 | Park Rapids Jail |  |
October 27, 1988 (#88002053) |
205 W. 2nd St. 46°55′16″N 95°03′38″W |
Park Rapids | 1901 jail, the only largely intact municipal building from Park Rapid's early boom years.[48] |
| 6 | Shell River Prehistoric Village and Mound District | |
June 19, 1973 (#73000980) |
Address restricted[11] |
Park Rapids vicinity | Large habitation and mound complex at the junction of two major river routes, likely harboring a deep Woodland period stratigraphy at the far northern boundary of Mississippian culture influence.[49] |
Former listing
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubbard Lodge No. 130 | March 10, 1988 (#88000194) | April 27, 1993 | Off County Highway 6 |
Hubbard Township | 1899 Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall. Restored in 1989 but destroyed by arson on February 14, 1991.[50] |
Isanti County
Itasca County
Jackson County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church of the Sacred Heart (Catholic) | .jpg) |
March 20, 1989 (#89000157) |
9th St. and 4th Ave. 43°47′41″N 95°19′02″W |
Heron Lake | Southwest Minnesota's largest and most elaborately appointed early-20th-century church, built 1920–21 with Neoclassical and Baroque Revival influences, conveying its importance as a religious and cultural center.[51] |
| 2 | District No. 92 School |  |
October 27, 1988 (#88002082) |
County Highway 9 43°33′59″N 95°02′07″W |
Jackson | Unusual octagonal schoolhouse built in 1906, one of only two surviving examples in Minnesota inspired by the octagon house concept promoted by Orson Squire Fowler.[52] |
| 3 | Jackson Commercial Historic District |  |
December 17, 1987 (#87002155) |
2nd St. between Sheridan and White Sts. 43°37′18″N 94°59′16″W |
Jackson | Cohesive commercial district charting the small businesses that composed a late-19th/early-20th-century railroad-based trade center. 31 contributing properties built 1880–1928 include seven associated with influential local businessman Frank A. Matuska (1872–1947).[53] |
| 4 | Jackson County Courthouse |  |
April 13, 1977 (#77000747) |
413 4th St. 43°37′16″N 94°59′25″W |
Jackson | 1908 courthouse, longstanding government seat and local landmark distinguished by the Neoclassical architecture and art that carry through from exterior to interior.[54] |
| 5 | George M. Moore Farmstead |  |
January 7, 1987 (#86003604) |
Off County Highway 4 43°30′53″N 95°04′45″W |
Jackson | Farmstead also known as Moorland featuring Jackson County's most architecturally sophisticated farmhouse and two other American Craftsman buildings, all constructed in 1917.[55] |
| 6 | Robertson Park Site | |
August 1, 1980 (#80002082) |
Address restricted[11] |
Jackson | Habitation site occupied c. 100 BCE–800 CE.[37] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heron Lake Public School | August 15, 1985 (#85001769) | May 15, 1987 | Sixth Ave. and Tenth St. |
Heron Lake | 1896 Romanesque Revival school. Closed in 1982 and demolished in 1986.[50] | |
| 2 | Winter Hotel | September 30, 1988 (#88002081) | February 13, 1991 | 111 Main St. |
Lakefield | 1895 hotel.[56] Demolished in 1990.[37] |
Kanabec County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann River Logging Company Farm |  |
August 18, 1980 (#80002085) |
1884 Minnesota Highway 23 45°51′16″N 93°19′55″W |
Mora vicinity | One of Kanabec County's earliest and largest farmsteads, established in 1880 to support a logging operation (the era's leading local industry) as a headquarters, food and feed producer, and stable for work animals.[57] |
| 2 | Kanabec County Courthouse |  |
April 11, 1977 (#77000748) |
18 N. Vine St. 45°52′39″N 93°17′36″W |
Mora | 1894 courthouse with two 20th-century additions, the long-serving seat of county government. Also noted for its unusually restrained Romanesque Revival architecture.[58] |
| 3 | Knife Lake Prehistoric District | |
January 21, 1974 (#74001028) |
Address restricted[11] |
Mora vicinity | District of Native American village, mound, and wild ricing sites spanning from 200 BCE to the 19th century.[37] |
| 4 | Ogilvie Watertower |  |
August 18, 1980 (#80002087) |
Anderson St. 45°49′52″N 93°25′41″W |
Ogilvie | Rare surviving example of Minnesota's earliest reinforced-concrete watertowers—built in 1918—and a symbol of the local infrastructure improvements that enabled the organization of Ogilvie's fire department.[59] |
| 5 | C. E. Williams House |  |
August 18, 1980 (#80002083) |
206 E. Maple Ave. 45°52′41″N 93°17′43″W |
Mora | 1902 Queen Anne house, significant as one of Kanabec County's most distinctive residences and for its 1909–1951 occupancy by local civic leader C. E. Williams.[60] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coin School |  |
August 18, 1980 (#80002086) | May 17, 2000 | Hwys. 4 and 16 (original address) Current coordinates are 45°52′26″N 93°18′29″W |
Mora vicinity | 1899 rural schoolhouse, moved to the Kanabec History Center in 1995.[37][61] |
| 2 | Zetterberg Company |  |
August 18, 1980 (#80002084) | March 28, 2024 | 630 E. Forest St. 45°52′34″N 93°17′18″W |
Mora | Railside farm machinery dealership built in 1912, reflecting the region's shift from logging to agriculture and the railroads' influence on town development.[62] Likely demolished (see talk page). |
Kandiyohi County
Kittson County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Bronson Site | May 22, 1978 (#78001549) |
Southern side of County Road 10 at Lake Bronson[63] 48°43′00″N 96°37′27″W |
Lake Bronson vicinity | Middle Woodland period burial mounds and the site of a Middle/Late Woodland seasonal bison-hunting village.[64] | |
| 2 | Lake Bronson State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources |  |
October 25, 1989 (#89001659) |
Off County Highway 28 east of Lake Bronson 48°43′24″N 96°37′22″W |
Lake Bronson vicinity | Park developments significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, strategic placement of state recreational facilities, and National Park Service rustic design, with 12 contributing properties built 1936–1940, including a unique observation/water tower and a dam engineered over quicksand.[65] |
| 3 | St. Nicholas Orthodox Church |  |
March 8, 1984 (#84001480) |
County Highway 4 48°58′57″N 96°27′06″W |
Caribou Township | 1905 church associated with Ukrainian immigrant settlement in northwestern Minnesota.[66] |
| 4 | U.S. Inspection Station-Noyes, Minnesota |  |
May 22, 2014 (#14000257) |
U.S. Route 75 49°00′00″N 97°12′25″W |
Noyes | 1931 Colonial Revival customs and immigration station, a well-preserved example of the nation's first purpose-built border checkpoints at land crossings.[67] |
Koochiching County
Lac qui Parle County
Lake County
Lake of the Woods County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canadian National Railways Depot |  |
August 7, 2005 (#05000809) |
420 N. Main Ave. 48°42′58″N 94°36′00″W |
Baudette | 1923 train station owned by the Canadian National Railway but also housing U.S. federal border agencies; a symbol of international cooperation and the chief conduit for Baudette's growth and development.[68] |
| 2 | Fort St. Charles Archeological Site |  |
April 8, 1983 (#83000911) |
Magnusons Island 49°21′42″N 94°58′51″W |
Angle Inlet vicinity | Site of a French outpost active 1732 to the mid-1750s, a key vestige of European exploration and colonialism.[69] A reconstruction was built nearby in the 1950s.[70] |
| 3 | Norris Camp |  |
September 19, 1994 (#94001080) |
Off Norris-Roosevelt Forest Rd. in the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area 48°36′37″N 95°10′55″W |
Roosevelt vicinity | Rare surviving Civilian Conservation Corps work camp with 14 remaining buildings constructed 1935–36, then used 1936–42 as the headquarters for Minnesota's largest Resettlement Administration project, which relocated settlers from inadequate farmland and restored it for resource extraction and recreation.[71] |
| 4 | Northwest Point |  |
February 23, 1973 (#73000982) |
Between Bear and Harrison Creeks 49°22′31″N 95°09′00″W |
Angle Inlet vicinity | Remote wedge of land from which the Canada–United States border was drawn to satisfy the Treaty of 1818—creating the distinctive Northwest Angle exclave—but mistakenly used by Canadian commercial interests until 1874.[72] |
Former listing
Le Sueur County
Lincoln County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danebod |  |
June 30, 1975 (#75000993) |
Danebod Court 44°16′05″N 96°08′01″W |
Tyler | 1889 meeting hall, 1895 church, 1904 gymnasium, and 1917 folk school central to Minnesota's first Danish immigrant settlement, founded in 1884.[74] |
| 2 | Drammen Farmers' Club |  |
December 1, 1980 (#80004539) |
County Highway 13 44°19′40″N 96°22′58″W |
Drammen Township | Long-serving 1921 meeting hall, atypically built by a purely social (rather than religious or political) club to host events for a sparsely populated agricultural community.[75] |
| 3 | Lake Benton Opera House and Kimball Building |  |
March 25, 1977 (#77000753) |
Benton Street between Fremont and Center Streets 44°15′39″N 96°17′10″W |
Lake Benton | 1896 opera house that hosted numerous community events and was restored to its original use in 1970. Boundary expanded in 1982 (#82002979) to include the adjacent commercial building constructed at the same time.[76] |
| 4 | Lincoln County Courthouse and Jail |  |
December 1, 1980 (#80004541) |
319 North Rebecca Street 44°27′46″N 96°15′08″W |
Ivanhoe | 1904 jail and 1919 courthouse, prominent public buildings and longtime seat of county government; further associated with the effects of railroad placement in determining Lincoln County's most viable communities.[77] |
| 5 | Lincoln County Fairgrounds |  |
December 12, 1980 (#80002088) |
Strong and Marsh Streets 44°16′56″N 96°08′14″W |
Tyler | Unusually intact fairground with 18 contributing properties built 1921–1945, representative of Lincoln County's agriculture and strong county fair tradition.[78] |
| 6 | Ernst Osbeck House |  |
December 2, 1980 (#80004540) |
106 South Fremont Street 44°15′37″N 96°17′10″W |
Lake Benton | One of Lake Benton's most prominent houses, built in 1887 for Ernest Osbeck (b. 1859), a prosperous grocery merchant who helped found numerous local endeavors.[79] |
| 7 | Tyler Public School |  |
December 1, 1980 (#80002089) |
Strong Street 44°16′54″N 96°08′02″W |
Tyler | Distinctive public school noted for its well-preserved Renaissance/Romanesque Revival original section, built in 1903.[80] |
Lyon County
Mahnomen County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahnomen City Hall |  |
December 22, 1988 (#88003011) |
104 West Madison Avenue 47°18′51″N 95°58′09″W |
Mahnomen | Distinctive 1937 municipal building with an asymmetrical design, cut fieldstone façade, and sympathetic 1948 addition, emblematic of the Depression-era infrastructure sponsored by the Works Progress Administration.[81] |
| 2 | Mahnomen County Courthouse |  |
February 16, 1984 (#84001488) |
311 North Main Street 47°19′04″N 95°58′09″W |
Mahnomen | 1909 courthouse expanded in 1977, noted for its simple Neoclassical architecture and long service as the seat of an unusual county established entirely within a Native American reservation.[82] |
| 3 | Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic District |  |
March 2, 1989 (#89000077) |
Junction of Minnesota Highway 200 and County Highway 137 47°19′20″N 95°58′39″W |
Mahnomen vicinity | Fairground with eight contributing properties built 1936–38, representative of the importance of the county fair in rural Minnesota culture and the enduring output of the Works Progress Administration.[83] |
Marshall County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larson Mill |  |
June 4, 1973 (#73000983) |
County Road 39 in Old Mill State Park 48°22′00″N 96°34′03″W |
Argyle vicinity | One of western Minnesota's best surviving early gristmills, built in 1889 and restored to operating capacity with its original 1878 steam engine.[84] |
| 2 | Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources |  |
October 25, 1989 (#89001667) |
Off County Highway 39 east of Argyle 48°21′45″N 96°34′12″W |
Argyle vicinity | Eight park facilities built 1937–41, significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, early Minnesota state park development, NPS Rustic split-stone architecture, and environmentally sensitive master planning.[85] |
| 3 | K. J. Taralseth Company |  |
September 6, 2002 (#02000938) |
427 North Main Street 48°11′47″N 96°46′24″W |
Warren | 1911 commercial building that housed a major local retailer active 1888–1959, various offices, and a Masonic Temple that was a key venue for social events.[86] |
Martin County
McLeod County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glencoe Grade and High School |  |
October 17, 2012 (#12000872) |
1107 11th St., E. 44°46′14″N 94°08′52″W |
Glencoe | 1933 brick school, Glencoe's sole public education facility for kindergarten through high school until 1954. Also housed community services and events.[87] |
| 2 | Merton S. Goodnow House |  |
August 15, 1985 (#85001771) |
446 S. Main St. 44°53′13″N 94°22′11″W |
Hutchinson | 1913 Prairie School house designed by Purcell & Elmslie, a fine example of the architectural firm's work, which was typified in its early years by modest residences for small lots.[88] |
| 3 | Hutchinson Carnegie Library |  |
December 12, 1977 (#77001507) |
Main St. 44°53′30″N 94°22′05″W |
Hutchinson | 1904 Carnegie library noted for its Neoclassical architecture and role in the intellectual and cultural life of Hutchinson.[89] |
| 4 | Komensky School |  |
August 20, 2009 (#09000622) |
19981 Major Ave. 44°54′24″N 94°16′37″W |
Hutchinson vicinity | School active 1912–1959, serving as the focal point of a rural Czech American community.[90] |
| 5 | McLeod County Courthouse |  |
August 23, 1984 (#84001620) |
830 11th St., E. 44°46′11″N 94°09′02″W |
Glencoe | Long-serving government seat, dating to 1876; extensively enlarged and remodeled in 1909 to become McLeod County's leading example of Beaux-Arts architecture.[91] |
| 6 | Harry Merrill House |  |
August 1, 2012 (#12000460) |
225 Washington St., W. 44°53′34″N 94°22′23″W |
Hutchinson | House occupied 1886–1932 by local education leader Harry Merrill, superintendent of Hutchinson public schools for 33 years.[92] |
| 7 | Winsted City Hall |  |
August 19, 1982 (#82002988) |
181 1st St., N. 44°57′54″N 94°02′48″W |
Winsted | Well-preserved example of a late-19th-century Queen Anne municipal building—constructed in 1895—and the long-serving seat of local government.[93] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American House Hotel | August 23, 1984 (#84001492) | May 7, 1990 | 12th and Ford Sts. |
Glencoe | 1881 hotel built to serve railroad travelers and salesmen. Demolished by owner in 1988.[50] | |
| 2 | Maplewood Academy | March 31, 1978 (#78003073) | March 19, 1984 | 700 N. Main St. |
Hutchinson | Also Known as Ansgar College. Architecturally eclectic 1902 academic hall occupied by a succession of educational institutions. Deemed uneconomical to renovate and demolished in 1980.[50] |
Meeker County
Mille Lacs County
Morrison County
Mower County
Murray County
Nicollet County
Nobles County
Norman County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada Village Hall |  |
February 26, 1998 (#98000154) |
404 W. Main St. 47°18′00″N 96°31′00″W |
Ada | 1904 example of the multipurpose municipal halls common in turn-of-the-20th-century Minnesota, serving as Ada's seat of government and primary event venue for nearly the next hundred years.[94] |
| 2 | Canning Site (21NR9) | |
June 19, 1986 (#86001358) |
Address Restricted |
Hendrum vicinity | c. 1500 BCE seasonal bison-processing camp.[37] |
| 3 | Congregational Church of Ada |  |
November 8, 1984 (#84000236) |
E. 2nd Ave. and 1st St. 47°17′54″N 96°30′44″W |
Ada | 1900 church noted for its regionally unusual American Craftsman architecture and illustration of the ties between some of Ada's early settlers and congregational churches in New England.[95] |
| 4 | Norman County Courthouse |  |
May 9, 1983 (#83000923) |
16 E. 3rd Ave. 47°17′54″N 96°30′49″W |
Ada | 1904 courthouse noted for its fine Romanesque Revival architecture and role as the long-serving seat of Norman County government.[96] |
| 5 | Zion Lutheran Church |  |
October 21, 1999 (#99001269) |
County Highway 3 47°27′20″N 96°47′28″W |
Shelly vicinity | 1883 church and cemetery, representing the area's initial Norwegian American settlers and the maintenance of their ethnic identity through church-sponsored activities.[97] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Milling Company | January 31, 1978 (#78001553) | May 7, 1990 | CR 40 |
Twin Valley vicinity | 1916 water-powered flour mill. Continued to operate until August 13, 1989, when it was struck by lightning and burned down.[50] |
Olmsted County
Otter Tail County
Pennington County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot |  |
July 14, 1995 (#95000852) |
405 3rd St. E. 48°07′10″N 96°10′34″W |
Thief River Falls | Distinctive 1914 American Craftsman train station associated with the development of the rail network and agriculture in northwestern Minnesota and South Dakota. Listing includes a 1912 2-8-2 steam locomotive.[98] |
| 2 | Thief River Falls Auditorium and Municipal Building | May 29, 2020 (#100005247) |
123 Main Ave. N. 48°07′04″N 96°10′55″W |
Thief River Falls | 1933 multipurpose municipal hall with a public auditorium; a key venue of government, civic, and recreational activity in Thief River Falls for much of the 20th century. Also noted for its locally distinctive Moderne architecture.[99] | |
| 3 | Red River Trail: Goose Lake Swamp Section | February 6, 1991 (#90002202) |
Off County Highway 10 south of Goose Lake Swamp 47°58′24″N 96°28′23″W |
Polk Centre Township | Unimproved one-mile fragment of the Woods Trail route in use circa 1844–1871; Minnesota's best preserved segment of the Red River Trails.[100] | |
| 4 | Thief River Falls Public Library |  |
October 6, 1983 (#83003763) |
102 N. Main Ave. 48°07′02″N 96°10′52″W |
Thief River Falls | Well-preserved example of Minnesota's Carnegie libraries, built in 1914 with fine craftsmanship by local firms.[101] |
Pine County
Pipestone County
Polk County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |  |
October 1, 1998 (#98001219) |
N. Ash St. at 2nd Ave. 47°46′27″N 96°36′15″W |
Crookston | 1912 cathedral that served as the religious and administrative center of the 14-county Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston until 1953.[102] |
| 2 | Church of St. Peter-Catholic |  |
August 19, 1982 (#82002994) |
25823 185th Ave. SW 47°47′32″N 96°26′54″W |
Gentilly Township | Exemplary Gothic Revival church completed in 1915 and its 1902 rectory, anchors of a Catholic French Canadian settlement.[103] |
| 3 | Crookston Carnegie Public Library |  |
May 10, 1984 (#84001646) |
120 N. Ash St. 47°46′25″N 96°36′18″W |
Crookston | Well preserved Carnegie library built 1907–08, noted for its Neoclassical design by local architect Bert Keck.[104] |
| 4 | Crookston Commercial Historic District |  |
November 23, 1984 (#84002709) |
Roughly Main St. and Broadway between Fletcher and W. 2nd St. 47°46′27″N 96°36′27″W |
Crookston | Largest and most intact late-19th/early-20th-century commercial district in Minnesota's Red River Valley, with 39 contributing properties mostly built 1882–1920s.[105] |
| 5 | E. C. Davis House |  |
May 10, 1984 (#84001648) |
406 Grant St. 47°46′58″N 96°36′20″W |
Crookston | Distinctive Italianate house built 1879–80 for a railroad contractor who became one of Crookston's first settlers and leading politicians.[106] |
| 6 | Hamm Brewing Company Beer Depot |  |
September 20, 1984 (#84001651) |
401 DeMers Ave. 47°55′49″N 97°01′29″W |
East Grand Forks | 1907 warehouse established by the Saint Paul-based Hamm's Brewery, a rare extant symbol of a Minnesota brewery's regional expansion.[107] |
Pope County
Ramsey County
Red Lake County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church |  |
November 18, 1999 (#99001386) |
County Highway 10 47°55′41″N 95°46′27″W |
Oklee vicinity | 1912 church and adjacent cemetery, the last surviving example built by the area's Norwegian settlers and a key venue for preserving their ethnic heritage.[108] |
| 2 | Red Lake County Courthouse |  |
May 9, 1983 (#83000941) |
124 Langevin 47°53′06″N 96°16′27″W |
Red Lake Falls | 1910 courthouse noted for its central role in county affairs and the prominence of its hilltop Beaux-Arts design.[109] |
Redwood County
Renville County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birch Coulee |  |
June 4, 1973 (#73000995) |
Off County Highways 2 and 18 44°34′34″N 94°58′35″W |
Morton vicinity | Site of the thirty-hour Battle of Birch Coulee on September 2–3, 1862; the deadliest defeat of U.S. military forces during the Dakota War of 1862.[110] Now a Renville County park with interpretive markers.[111] |
| 2 | Joseph Brown House Ruins |  |
August 3, 1986 (#86002838) |
County Road 15 44°41′47″N 95°19′22″W |
Sacred Heart vicinity | Ruins of the 1861 house of influential Minnesota settler Joseph R. Brown (1805–1870). Also associated with native–white relations, white settlement and reservation establishment on the upper Minnesota River, and the outbreak of the Dakota War of 1862.[112] Now the Joseph R. Brown State Wayside.[113] |
| 3 | Heins Block |  |
August 8, 2001 (#01000842) |
102-104 N. 9th St. 44°46′36″N 94°59′23″W |
Olivia | Prominent 1896 mixed-use building that provided key commercial, office, residential, and meeting space throughout Olivia's development.[114] |
| 4 | Hotel Sacred Heart |  |
May 23, 2016 (#16000279) |
112 W. Maple St. 44°47′13″N 95°21′03″W |
Sacred Heart | 1914 hotel and restaurant, a prominent small-town venue offering lodging for rail-based business travelers as well as early automotive tourists on the Yellowstone Trail, plus a banquet hall for local events.[115] |
| 5 | Minneapolis and St. Louis Depot |  |
July 24, 1986 (#86001921) |
Park St. and 2nd Ave., S. 44°31′35″N 94°43′12″W |
Fairfax | Renville County's oldest and most intact railway station on its original site, built c. 1883. Also significant as a symbol of the local importance of railroads and as a regional example of a 19th-century frame passenger/freight depot.[116] |
| 6 | Renville County Courthouse and Jail |  |
June 13, 1986 (#86001281) |
500 E. DePue Ave. 44°46′34″N 94°59′00″W |
Olivia | Ornate 1902 courthouse designed by Fremont D. Orff, noted for its architectural significance and—with the adjacent 1904 jail—as the outcome of a particularly involved four-way, 28-year battle for county seat status.[117] |
| 7 | Lars Rudi House |  |
July 24, 1986 (#86001924) |
County Road 15 44°40′20″N 95°17′37″W |
Sacred Heart vicinity | 1868 cabin of prominent local pioneer Lars Rudi (1827–1913). Also Renville County's leading example of a log house, dating to the resumption of settlement after the Dakota War of 1862.[118] |
| 8 | Sacred Heart Public School |  |
October 20, 2014 (#14000869) |
100 Elm St. 44°47′00″N 95°21′02″W |
Sacred Heart | 1901 school with several additions, reflecting the 20th-century growth and educational expansion of small-town public schools. 1929 auditorium/gymnasium also noted as Sacred Heart's primary venue for public functions.[119] |
| 9 | Tinnes-Baker House | April 26, 2021 (#100006437) |
801 Highway Ave. 44°46′03″N 94°53′48″W |
Bird Island |
Rice County
Rock County
Roseau County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canadian National Depot |  |
April 6, 1982 (#82003034) |
121 Main Ave., NE. 48°54′23″N 95°19′06″W |
Warroad | 1914 station of the Canadian National Railway on U.S. soil, used by many emigrants leaving for Canada.[120] |
| 2 | Lodge Boleslav Jablonsky No. 219 | September 6, 2002 (#02000936) |
30033 110th St. 48°33′20″N 95°56′58″W |
Poplar Grove Township | 1916 clubhouse of a Czech American fraternal organization, representative of ethnic history in the last part of Minnesota to be settled by Euro-Americans.[121] | |
| 3 | Roseau County Courthouse |  |
August 15, 1985 (#85001763) |
216 Center St., W. 48°50′45″N 95°45′56″W |
Roseau | 1913 courthouse symbolic of Roseau County's governmental development.[122] |
St. Louis County
Scott County
Sherburne County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk River Water Tower |  |
May 23, 2012 (#12000284) |
Jackson Ave. & 4th St. NW 45°18′22″N 93°33′59″W |
Elk River | 1920 water tower prompted by a need for firefighting infrastructure, noted for its impact on community development and as a representative of a once-common but vanishing design.[123] |
| 2 | Elkhi Stadium |  |
May 26, 2004 (#04000540) |
1133 4th St. NW 45°18′17″N 93°34′31″W |
Elk River | School/city athletic field begun with community labor in 1922 and improved by the National Youth Administration in 1940.[124] Also known as Handke Stadium. |
| 3 | Herbert M. Fox House |  |
April 10, 1980 (#80002175) |
10775 27th Ave. SE 45°24′56″N 93°53′21″W |
Becker | 1876 pioneer farmhouse, uniquely constructed of load-bearing vertical planks rather than wall studs.[125] Moved in 2006 to the grounds of the Sherburne History Center.[126] |
| 4 | Oliver H. Kelley Homestead |  |
October 15, 1966 (#66000406) |
15788 Kelley Farm Rd. 45°15′27″N 93°32′16″W |
Elk River | Farm occupied 1850–1870 by Oliver H. Kelley, founder of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.[127] Now a Minnesota Historical Society living history site.[128] |
| 5 | Minnesota State Reformatory for Men Historic District |  |
July 17, 1986 (#86001671) |
2305 Minnesota Blvd. SE 45°32′35″N 94°07′00″W |
St. Cloud | Prison complex of 23 contributing properties built 1887–1933 with granite quarried by inmates; noted for its architectural cohesion and association with penal reform and Minnesota's quarrying industry.[129][130] |
Former listing
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherburne County Courthouse |  |
January 23, 1986 (#86000120) | October 6, 1995 | 326 Lowell Avenue |
Elk River | County courthouse in service 1877–1980. Demolished by the county in 1995 for real estate sale.[50] |
Sibley County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church of St. Thomas |  |
September 16, 1991 (#88003085) |
31624 Scenic Byway Rd. 44°35′56″N 93°54′01″W |
Jessenland Township | 1870 church, 1878 rectory, and cemetery of Minnesota's first Irish American farming settlement, established in 1852.[131] |
| 2 | Gaylord City Park |  |
February 6, 2012 (#11001085) |
Veterans Dr. & Park St. 44°33′38″N 94°13′17″W |
Gaylord | City park established in 1897, a longtime recreational venue featuring a 1916 pavilion, 1940 bandshell, and a 1940 bridge built by the Works Progress Administration.[132] |
| 3 | Gibbon Village Hall |  |
August 19, 1982 (#82003036) |
First Ave. and 12th St. 44°32′04″N 94°31′35″W |
Gibbon | Unusual 1895 municipal hall with medieval-themed Romanesque Revival architecture.[133] |
| 4 | Henderson Commercial Historic District |  |
December 20, 1988 (#88002834) |
Roughly Main St. between 5th and 6th Sts. 44°31′42″N 93°54′25″W |
Henderson | Well-preserved commercial center of an early river town and original county seat, with 12 contributing properties built 1874–circa-1905.[134] |
| 5 | August F. Poehler House |  |
February 4, 1982 (#82003037) |
700 Main St. 44°31′41″N 93°54′38″W |
Henderson | 1884 Queen Anne house of an influential local settler and businessman.[135] Now houses the Sibley County Historical Society Museum.[136] |
| 6 | Sibley County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence and Jail |  |
December 29, 1988 (#88003071) |
400 Court St. and 319 Park Ave. 44°33′22″N 94°13′14″W |
Gaylord | 1916 Neoclassical and Spanish Colonial Revival public buildings reflective of Gaylord's growth leading to and continuing after achieving county seat status in 1915.[137] |
| 7 | Sibley County Courthouse-1879 |  |
July 2, 1979 (#79001255) |
600 Main St. 44°31′42″N 93°54′33″W |
Henderson | Sibley County's first purpose-built courthouse, in use 1879–1915 and embodying the era's fashion for Italianate public buildings.[138] Now the Henderson Community Building.[139] |
Stearns County
Steele County
Stevens County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberta Teachers House |  |
February 11, 1983 (#83000942) |
Main St. 45°34′33″N 96°02′54″W |
Alberta | 1917 faculty housing associated with a key period of modernization in Minnesota's rural education system.[140] |
| 2 | Morris Carnegie Library |  |
January 27, 1983 (#83000943) |
116 W. 6th St. 45°35′09″N 95°55′04″W |
Morris | Well preserved and locally distinctive 1905 Carnegie library, a longstanding focus of education in Morris. Now the Stevens County Historical Society Museum.[141] |
| 3 | Morris High School |  |
May 25, 2004 (#04000532) |
600 Columbia Ave. 45°35′25″N 95°54′29″W |
Morris | Building and grounds of a public school established in 1914 and expanded twice by 1950, reflecting the development and growth of public schools in Minnesota towns.[142] Demolished in 2013 after no viable reuse plan could be found.[143] |
| 4 | Morris Industrial School for Indians Dormitory |  |
May 10, 1984 (#84001696) |
Off 4th St. 45°35′21″N 95°54′05″W |
Morris | 1899 dormitory, sole remaining campus building of a Native American boarding school active 1887–1909.[144] Also a contributing property to the West Central School of Agriculture and Experiment Station Historic District.[145] Now the University of Minnesota Morris's Multi-Ethnic Resource Center.[146] |
| 5 | Lewis H. Stanton House | .jpg) |
August 19, 1982 (#82003060) |
907 Park St. 45°35′15″N 95°55′26″W |
Morris | 1881 house nicknamed "The Chimneys", noted for its Stick–Eastlake architecture and prominence among the housing stock of Morris.[147] |
| 6 | West Central School of Agriculture and Experiment Station Historic District |  |
January 15, 2003 (#02001707) |
600 E. 4th St. 45°35′25″N 95°54′00″W |
Morris | One of the country's longest-running and most intact residential agricultural high schools, operated 1910–1963 by the University of Minnesota's nationally influential agricultural education system. The 11 contributing properties built 1899–1929 are now part of the University of Minnesota Morris campus.[148] |
Swift County
Todd County
Traverse County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browns Valley Carnegie Public Library |  |
August 15, 1985 (#85001762) |
Broadway Ave. and 2nd St. 45°35′42″N 96°49′51″W |
Browns Valley | Carnegie library built 1915–16, Browns Valley's most architecturally significant early-20th-century building and an example of the libraries provided to small Minnesota communities by Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy.[149] |
| 2 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot |  |
August 23, 1985 (#85001818) |
1201 Broadway Ave. 45°48′17″N 96°30′01″W |
Wheaton | Circa-1906 railway station, a well-preserved example of its type and a symbol of the importance of the railroad to Wheaton. Now houses the Traverse County Historical Society Museum.[150] |
| 3 | District No. 44 School |  |
July 20, 2011 (#11000470) |
U.S. Route 75 46°00′02″N 96°29′35″W |
Taylor Township | Well-preserved example—active 1891–1954—of the one-room schoolhouses once common in rural Traverse County.[151] |
| 4 | Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building |  |
July 17, 1986 (#86001672) |
796 W. Broadway Ave. 45°35′45″N 96°50′27″W |
Browns Valley | Only surviving log building of Fort Wadsworth, built in 1864; later a residence of Indian agent Joseph R. Brown and his son Sam Brown. Also a rare example of post-and-plank construction.[152] Now preserved in Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside.[153] |
| 5 | Larson's Hunters Resort |  |
August 15, 1985 (#85001774) |
County Highway 76 45°49′29″N 96°34′21″W |
Wheaton vicinity | Hunting resort complex with a prominent 1901 lodge/house, associated with western Minnesota's recreational hunting industry and the phenomenon of farmer/resort owners.[154] |
Wabasha County
Wadena County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blueberry Lake Village Site | |
October 2, 1973 (#73000996) |
Address restricted[11] |
Menahga vicinity | One of the few surviving precontact archaeological sites in the Shell River basin of northwestern Wadena County, the region's most conducive zone for prehistoric human habitation.[155] |
| 2 | Commercial Hotel |  |
December 22, 1988 (#88003010) |
218 Jefferson St., S. 46°26′22″N 95°08′15″W |
Wadena | Circa-1885 hotel exemplifying the lodging facilities built in anticipation of Wadena's late-19th-century commercial growth.[156] |
| 3 | Northern Pacific Passenger Depot |  |
January 3, 1989 (#88003012) |
100 SW. Aldrich Ave. 46°26′31″N 95°08′17″W |
Wadena | 1915 railway station symbolizing the impact of the Northern Pacific Railway on Wadena's establishment and development.[157] Now a museum and event venue.[158] |
| 4 | Old Wadena Historic District |  |
October 9, 1973 (#73000997) |
Old Wadena County Park[159] 46°25′18″N 94°49′47″W |
Staples vicinity | Seminal site of Euro-American activity in Wadena County, from three successive trading posts established in 1782, 1792, and 1825, to a town founded in 1856 and the county's first farm.[160] Now a county park.[161] |
| 5 | Reaume's Trading Post | |
December 24, 1974 (#74001042) |
Address restricted[11] |
Wadena vicinity | Site of a trading post established in 1792, significant for its role in and research potential on the opening of the fur trade in north-central Minnesota.[162] |
| 6 | Wadena Fire and City Hall |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003228) |
10 SE. Bryant Ave. 46°26′25″N 95°08′13″W |
Wadena | 1912 multipurpose municipal hall representative of early-20th-century civic development and of a type of public building common to many small Minnesota cities.[163] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterson-Biddick Seed and Feed Company |  |
January 30, 1989 (#88003227) | October 23, 2023 | 102 SE. Aldrich Ave. 46°26′24″N 95°08′05″W |
Wadena | Complex built 1916–1936 of a small wholesaling business that grew into one of Minnesota's largest independent agricultural companies.[164] Demolished except for a c. 1935 warehouse addition.[165] |
Waseca County
Washington County
Watonwan County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flanders' Block |  |
March 8, 1984 (#84001714) |
30 W. Main St. 44°03′02″N 94°25′04″W |
Madelia | Commercial building used to house the county offices, courthouse, and jail 1872–1878.[166] |
| 2 | Grand Opera House |  |
December 23, 2009 (#09001152) |
502 1st Ave., S. 43°58′53″N 94°37′45″W |
St. James | St. James' principal venue 1892–1921 for fine performing arts as well as lectures, community events, and graduation ceremonies.[167] |
| 3 | Nelson and Albin Cooperative Mercantile Association Store |  |
January 7, 1987 (#86003599) |
County Highway 6 44°06′31″N 94°38′23″W |
Godahl | General store established in 1894, Minnesota's oldest consumer cooperative still in operation. Better known as the Godahl Store.[168] |
| 4 | Alfred R. Voss Farmstead |  |
October 27, 1988 (#88002054) |
County Highway 27 43°57′21″N 94°36′48″W |
St. James vicinity | Southern Minnesota's largest private 19th-century farm, established by prominent local Alfred R. Voss (1860–1952) in 1893. Also noted for two unusually large, elaborate buildings among the 13 contributing properties.[169] |
| 5 | Watonwan County Courthouse |  |
January 7, 1987 (#86003591) |
7th St., S. and 2nd Ave., S. 43°58′52″N 94°37′32″W |
St. James | Exemplary Romanesque Revival courthouse built 1895–96; also significant as Watonwan County's long-serving seat of government.[170] |
| 6 | West Bridge |  |
December 3, 2013 (#13000883) |
Adj. to Cty. Rd. 116 over Watonwan River 44°02′40″N 94°25′54″W |
Madelia | 1908 steel truss bridge, the only surviving work of seminal Minnesota bridge builder Commodore P. Jones. Also noted for its early use of riveted joints.[171] |
Wilkin County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Femco Farm No. 2 |  |
July 17, 1980 (#80002184) |
County Road 153 46°27′27″N 96°39′34″W |
Kent vicinity | 1922 farm with nine contributing properties, the best preserved of five Femco Farms established by newspaper publisher Frederick E. Murphy (d. 1940) in Wilkin County to experiment with diversified farming and stock breeding.[172] |
| 2 | J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop |  |
February 23, 1996 (#96000174) |
Junction of Main Ave., W. and 2nd St., W. 46°28′31″N 96°16′59″W |
Rothsay | 1903 blacksmith shop with many of its original tools, a rare intact example of a type once common in Midwestern agricultural communities.[173] |
| 3 | David N. Peet Farmstead | July 17, 1980 (#80002187) |
County Road 32 46°37′01″N 96°38′44″W |
Wolverton vicinity | Farmstead of a prosperous late-19th-century farmer, with four contributing properties built 1901–1920.[174] | |
| 4 | Stiklestad United Lutheran Church |  |
July 17, 1980 (#80002183) |
County Road 17 46°10′38″N 96°24′34″W |
Doran vicinity | Church built 1897–8, significant for its Carpenter Gothic architecture and association with the area's Norwegian immigrants.[175] |
| 5 | Wilkin County Courthouse |  |
July 17, 1980 (#80002182) |
316 S. 5th 46°15′38″N 96°35′14″W |
Breckenridge | 1928 courthouse significant for its Beaux-Arts architecture and as the seat of county government.[176] |
| 6 | Wolverton Public School |  |
July 17, 1980 (#80002188) |
N. 1st St. 46°33′55″N 96°44′08″W |
Wolverton | Long-serving school built in 1906 and expanded in 1917.[177] |
Former listings
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOOF Hall | July 17, 1980 (#80002185) | May 7, 1990 | 1st Ave, SW and 1st St. |
Rothsay | 1899 Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall.[178] Demolished in 1988.[37] | |
| 2 | Tenney Fire Hall |  |
July 17, 1980 (#80002186) | November 27, 2017 | Concord Ave. 46°02′40″N 96°27′12″W |
Tenney | 1904 fire station representative of municipal services in Minnesota's smallest towns.[179] Destroyed by a fire in 2010.[180] |
Winona County
Wright County
Yellow Medicine County
| [6] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[7] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canby Commercial Historic District |  |
November 25, 1980 (#80002189) |
Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. and St. Olaf Ave. 44°42′33″N 96°16′34″W |
Canby | Regional trade center and well-preserved example of western Minnesota's commercial districts rebuilt after disastrous fires, with 24 contributing properties built 1892–1930s.[181] |
| 2 | John G. Lund House |  |
October 2, 1978 (#78001575) |
101 W. 4th St. 44°42′42″N 96°16′22″W |
Canby | 1891 house and carriage barn of an influential local land speculator, banker, and politician. Also noted for the house's 1900 Queen Anne remodeling.[182] Now the Lund–Hoel House museum.[183] |
| 3 | Lundring Service Station |  |
June 20, 1986 (#86001356) |
201 1st St., E. 44°42′28″N 96°16′30″W |
Canby | 1926 example of the small, period revival gas stations built in the United States in the 1920s and '30s, and a distinctive use of English Cottage Revival architecture.[184] |
| 4 | Swede Prairie Progressive Farmers' Club | June 13, 1986 (#86001331) |
County Highway 9 44°39′34″N 95°54′12″W |
Clarkfield vicinity | 1915 meeting hall of a local farmers' organization, a rare physical reminder of the grassroots agricultural movements of the early 20th century.[185] Likely demolished.[186] | |
| 5 | Upper Sioux Agency |  |
October 15, 1970 (#70000315) |
Upper Sioux Agency State Park[187] 44°44′04″N 95°27′07″W |
Granite Falls vicinity | Site of a federal indian agency active 1854–1862, with one standing building. Significant for its precontact archaeology, rare physical evidence of the agency period, and association with the nation's disastrous mid-19th-century Federal Indian Policy.[188] |
| 6 | Andrew John Volstead House |  |
December 30, 1974 (#74001046) |
163 9th Ave. 44°48′33″N 95°32′24″W |
Granite Falls | House from 1894 to 1930 of 10-term Congressman Andrew Volstead (1860–1947), author of the Volstead Act that enabled Prohibition in the United States, and the Capper–Volstead Act that legalized agricultural cooperatives.[189] Now a museum.[190] |
| 7 | Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District |  |
July 30, 2010 (#10000517) |
Intersection of 218 Ave. and 600 St. 44°42′26″N 95°26′20″W |
Sioux Agency Township | Site of the Battle of Wood Lake, final engagement of the Dakota War of 1862, a watershed period for the state of Minnesota and the Dakota people. District encompasses the late-September 1862 staging and battle sites and a 1910 monument that embodies early-20th-century commemoration efforts.[191] |
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