National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Historic resources in Aitkin County were identified in a "Multiple Resources Area" study, leading to several properties being listed on the NRHP.[1]
There are 11 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 26, 2024.[2]
Current listings
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aitkin Carnegie Library |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002924) |
121 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N 93°42′34″W / 46.533192°N 93.709382°W | Aitkin | Well-preserved example of a Carnegie library—built 1911—and a prominent local example of Neoclassical architecture.[6] |
| 2 | Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002923) |
209 and 217 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N 93°42′37″W / 46.533056°N 93.710278°W | Aitkin | Long-serving seat of Aitkin County government, consisting of a 1915 jail and a 1920 courthouse, the latter exemplifying the second-generation Beaux-Arts courthouses built around Minnesota in the early 20th century.[7] |
| 3 | Andy Gibson (shipwreck) | August 28, 2012 (#12000558) |
Mississippi River, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) downstream from County Highway 1 Bridge[8] 46°32′25″N 93°43′01″W / 46.540199°N 93.717068°W | Aitkin vicinity | Rare and well-preserved remains of a Mississippi River steamboat, launched in 1884 to serve the headwaters region. Unique among U.S. shipwrecks for still resting on its 1894 drydock cradle.[8] | |
| 4 | Arthyde Stone House |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002930) |
County Road 27 46°21′16″N 93°05′22″W / 46.354417°N 93.089471°W | Arthyde | Fieldstone bungalow built c. 1922 in a short-lived settlement, a locally prominent reminder of the failed townsite speculation common to northern Minnesota's cutover land during the Roaring Twenties.[9] |
| 5 | Bethlehem Lutheran Church |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002928) |
Off County Highway 12 46°28′34″N 93°37′00″W / 46.476034°N 93.616578°W | Aitkin vicinity | 1897 church representative of the Swedish American population that predominated southwest Aitkin County.[10] |
| 6 | Patrick Casey House |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002925) |
4th St., SE. and 2nd Ave. 46°31′36″N 93°42′13″W / 46.526564°N 93.703546°W | Aitkin | 1901 Queen Anne/Classical Revival house of a prominent local businessman (1849–1910) behind the Potter/Casey Company. Also one of northern Minnesota's few architecturally distinctive residences outside of Duluth and the Iron Range cities.[11] |
| 7 | Malmo Mounds and Village Site |  |
April 3, 1975 (#75000974) |
Northwestern quarter of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 25 West[12] 46°20′48″N 93°31′57″W / 46.346667°N 93.532500°W | McGrath vicinity | c. 200 BCE–400 CE mound site.[13] |
| 8 | National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence | April 16, 1982 (#82002929) |
SW. Elm St. and Ione Ave. 46°59′35″N 93°35′40″W / 46.992932°N 93.594423°W | Hill City | 1910 manager's housing, chief remnant of an Armour and Company subsidiary that was Hill City's principal employer and developer 1910–1928.[14] | |
| 9 | Northern Pacific Depot |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002926) |
20 Pacific St., SW. 46°31′54″N 93°42′28″W / 46.531667°N 93.707768°W | Aitkin | Railway station built 1915–16, symbolizing the importance of the railroad in Aitkin's founding and development.[15] Now houses an Aitkin County Historical Society museum.[16] |
| 10 | Potter/Casey Company Building |  |
April 16, 1982 (#82002927) |
E. Minnesota Ave. between 1st and 2nd Sts., NW. 46°31′58″N 93°42′23″W / 46.532853°N 93.706384°W | Aitkin | 1902 commercial building constructed for Aitkin County's leading mercantile business.[17] |
| 11 | Savanna Portage |  |
April 23, 1973 (#73000963) |
Off County Highway 5 in Savanna Portage State Park 46°49′42″N 93°10′32″W / 46.828313°N 93.175548°W | McGregor vicinity | Difficult but vital 6-mile (9.7 km) portage linking the Great Lakes and Mississippi basins, blazed by Native Americans and used into the fur trade and early settlement eras.[18] |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
References
- ^ Haidet, Mark E. (June 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Aitkin County Multiple Resource Area / Historic Resources of Aitkin County (Partial Inventory)". Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Haidet, Mark (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Aitkin Public Library" (Document). National Park Service.
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- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota: A Guide. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ Haidet, Mark (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence" (Document). National Park Service.
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- ^ Haidet, Mark (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Potter-Casey Company Building" (Document). National Park Service.
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