National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota
Location of Aitkin County in 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 May 1, 2015.[2]
Current listings
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aitkin Carnegie Library |  |
(#82002924) |
121 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N 93°42′34″W / 46.533192°N 93.709382°W |
Aitkin | 1911 Classical Revival Carnegie library.[6] |
| 2 | Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail |  |
(#82002923) |
209 and 217 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N 93°42′37″W / 46.533056°N 93.710278°W |
Aitkin | 1915 jail and 1929 brick and stone Beaux-Arts courthouse.[6] |
| 3 | ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck) | Upload image | (#12000558) |
Mississippi River, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) downstream from County Highway 1 Bridge[7] 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.[7] |
| 4 | Arthyde Stone House |  |
(#82002930) |
County Road 27 46°21′17″N 93°05′22″W / 46.354722°N 93.089444°W |
McGrath vicinity | 1922 fieldstone bungalow dating to post-logging period.[8] |
| 5 | Bethlehem Lutheran Church | Upload image | (#82002928) |
Off County Highway 12 46°28′34″N 93°37′00″W / 46.476034°N 93.616578°W |
Aitkin vicinity | 1897 frame church serving the Swedish immigrant population.[6] |
| 6 | Patrick Casey House |  |
(#82002925) |
4th St., SE. and 2nd Ave. 46°31′36″N 93°42′13″W / 46.526564°N 93.703546°W |
Aitkin | 1901 frame Queen Anne/Classical Revival house of a prominent merchant.[6] |
| 7 | Malmo Mounds and Village Site |  |
(#75000974) |
Northwestern quarter of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 25 West[9] 46°20′48″N 93°31′57″W / 46.346667°N 93.532500°W |
McGrath vicinity | c. 200 BCE–400 CE mound site.[6] |
| 8 | National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence | Upload image | (#82002929) |
SW. Elm St. and Ione Ave. 46°59′35″N 93°35′40″W / 46.992932°N 93.594423°W |
Hill City | 1910 housing for the supervisor of a mill that manufactured barrels and tubs for Armour and Company.[6] |
| 9 | Northern Pacific Depot |  |
(#82002926) |
20 Pacific St., SW. 46°31′54″N 93°42′28″W / 46.531667°N 93.707768°W |
Aitkin | 1916 brick passenger depot.[6] Now houses an Aitkin County Historical Society museum.[10] |
| 10 | Potter/Casey Company Building |  |
(#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 | Large 1902 brick commercial building.[6] |
| 11 | Savanna Portage |  |
(#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.[11] |
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)" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Numbers represent an 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. 2008-04-24.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Merriman, Ann; Christopher Olson (2012-01-23). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Andy Gibson" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "Arthyde Stone House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ↑ Aufderheide, Arthur C., et al. "Health, Demography, and Archaeology of Mille Lacs Native American Mortuary Populations". Plains Anthropologist 39.149 (1994): 251-375: 273.
- ↑ "Our Museums". Aitkin County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ↑ "Savanna Portage State Park" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. September 2008. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
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