This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Faribault County, Minnesota. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Faribault 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.
There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes one additional site that was formerly listed on the National Register.
This
National Park Service list is complete through
NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.
[1]
Current listings
| [2] | Name on the Register [3] | Image | Date listed [4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams H. Bullis House |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004259) |
Address restricted
[5] 43°45′39″N 94°06′57″W / 43.760833°N 94.115833°W | Delavan | Circa-1875 Italianate farmhouse of scientific cattle breeder Adams H. Bullis (1832–?), a leading figure representative of Faribault County's agricultural history and its transition from pioneer farms to sophisticated enterprises. [6] |
| 2 | Center Creek Archeological District |  |
September 15, 1976 ( #76001052) |
Both sides of Center Creek above its confluence with the
Blue Earth River
[7] 43°44′16″N 94°11′00″W / 43.73777°N 94.18333°W | Winnebago | Dense cluster of sites associated with the Blue Earth Phase of the Oneota culture, one of Minnesota's earliest farming societies. The sites are characterized by abundant storage pits and ground stone tools. [8] |
| 3 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Lunchroom |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004263) |
89–100 1st St., NW. 43°44′46″N 93°43′37″W / 43.746045°N 93.726817°W | Wells | Two 1903 buildings representative of the substantial railroad activity in Wells—a train station and a freestanding lunchroom that served crew and passengers. [9] |
| 4 | Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004257) |
Moore and 8th Sts. 43°38′12″N 94°06′02″W / 43.636735°N 94.100628°W | Blue Earth | 1872 example of the small Gothic Revival churches built under the leadership of Episcopal bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple. [10] |
| 5 | District No. 40 School |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004264) |
Minnesota Highway 109 43°44′45″N 93°49′38″W / 43.745913°N 93.827268°W | Wells | One of Faribault County's best-preserved rural schoolhouses, in operation 1896–1952. Known as the Pink Schoolhouse for its distinctive color scheme. [11] |
| 6 | Andrew C. Dunn House |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004265) |
133 S. Main St. 43°45′57″N 94°09′59″W / 43.765854°N 94.16627°W | Winnebago | Prominent house built in 1901 for Andrew C. Dunn, who helped found Winnebago in 1857 and served a leading role in civic and political life. [12] |
| 7 | Faribault County Courthouse |  |
April 11, 1977 ( #77000731) |
415 N. Main 43°38′33″N 94°06′11″W / 43.64237°N 94.103069°W | Blue Earth | Courthouse built 1891–92, exemplifying the late-19th century's Richardsonian Romanesque public buildings. [13] |
| 8 | First National Bank |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004266) |
Main St. and Cleveland Ave. 43°46′04″N 94°09′58″W / 43.767642°N 94.165978°W | Winnebago | Leading example—constructed from 1916 to '17—of the Neoclassical bank buildings that often characterized Minnesota's early-20th-century smalltown streetscapes. [14] |
| 9 | Peter Kremer House |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004260) |
Main and 4th Sts. 43°50′34″N 93°49′58″W / 43.842739°N 93.832877°W | Minnesota Lake | Prominent house built in 1906 for Minnesota Lake's leading entrepreneur and town promoter. [15] Now a museum. [16] |
| 10 | Muret N. Leland House |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004261) |
410 2nd Ave., SW. 43°44′26″N 93°43′44″W / 43.740635°N 93.728822°W | Wells | One of Wells' most prominent houses, built in 1883 and later owned by pioneer merchant and politician Muret N. Leland (1849–1921). [17] |
| 11 | Memorial Library |  |
December 20, 1988 ( #88002835) |
6th St. and Ramsey Ave. 43°38′18″N 94°05′54″W / 43.638403°N 94.098446°W | Blue Earth | Public library built in 1904 as the Etta C. Ross Memorial Library, noted as a project of a local philanthropist in memory of his late wife and for its Neoclassical architecture. [18] Now a museum. [19] |
| 12 | James B. Wakefield House |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004258) |
405 E. 6th St. 43°38′20″N 94°05′52″W / 43.638937°N 94.09777°W | Blue Earth | 1868 house of James Wakefield (1825–1910), one of the principal founders of Blue Earth and Faribault County, and a career politician who served as lieutenant governor and a U.S. congressman. [20] Now a museum. [21] |
| 13 | Walters Jail |  |
May 23, 1980 ( #80004262) |
3rd and Main Sts. 43°36′20″N 93°40′20″W / 43.605469°N 93.672306°W | Walters | 1906 freestanding jail reflecting the insular nature of small railroad towns in their initial years. [22] |
Former listing
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constans Hotel |  |
May 23, 1980 (#80004256) | May 7, 1990 | 121-127 N. Main St. | Blue Earth | Elegant hotel established in 1868 and heavily remodeled in 1896. Fell into disrepair and was demolished by the city in 1988. [23] |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
References
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Bullis, Adams H., House" (Document). National Park Service.
- ^ Location given in Bird, Robert McK; Clark A. Dodds (1986). "Archaeological Maize from the Vosburg Site (21FA2), Faribault County, Minnesota". Missouri Archaeologist. 47: 85–105. NRIS lists site as "Address restricted."
- ^ Anfinson, Scott (1975-12-09). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Center Creek Archaeological District" (Document). National Park Service.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Lunchroom". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: District School #40". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Dunn, Andrew C., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
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^ Nelson, Charles W.; Susan Zeik (1976-08-26).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Faribault County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: First National Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Kremer, Peter, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Kremer House Library and Museum". City of Minnesota Lake. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Leland, Muret N., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
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^ Koop, Michael (1988-01-15).
"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Memorial Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ "Etta C. Ross Memorial Library Museum". Faribault County Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Wakefield, James B., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Wakefield House". Faribault County Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Walters Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816635153.
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