National Register of Historic Places listings in Nicollet County, Minnesota

Location of Nicollet County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Nicollet County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nicollet 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 24 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes two additional sites that were formerly on the National Register.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024. ^[1]

Current listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Broadway Bridge	Broadway Bridge	August 5, 1999 (#99000934)	Minnesota Highway 99 over the Minnesota River 44°19′29″N93°57′11″W / 44.324719°N 93.953024°W / 44.324719; -93.953024 (Broadway Bridge)	St. Peter	1931 steel highway bridge built with two asymmetrical trusses disguised by ornamental members to span a challenging site at a river bend. [4] Extends into Le Sueur County.
2	Center Building-Minnesota Hospital for The Insane	Center Building-Minnesota Hospital for The Insane	July 31, 1986 (#86002117)	Freeman Dr. 44°18′19″N93°58′40″W / 44.305416°N 93.977783°W / 44.305416; -93.977783 (Center Building-Minnesota Hospital for The Insane)	St. Peter	1878 Classical Revival building of Minnesota's first mental hospital, designed by Samuel Sloan on the Kirkbride Plan. [5]
3	Church of the Holy Communion	Church of the Holy Communion	May 19, 1983 (#83000914)	116 N. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′36″N93°57′20″W / 44.326595°N 93.955525°W / 44.326595; -93.955525 (Church of the Holy Communion)	St. Peter	1870 Gothic Revival church of Kasota limestone, designed by Henry Martyn Congdon. [5]
4	Eugene Saint Julien Cox House	Eugene Saint Julien Cox House More images	November 20, 1970 (#70000305)	500 N. Washington Ave. 44°19′56″N93°57′42″W / 44.332345°N 93.961654°W / 44.332345; -93.961654 (Eugene Saint Julien Cox House)	St. Peter	1871 Gothic/Italianate house of St. Peter's first mayor. Now a Nicollet County Historical Society site. [6]
5	Frederick A. Donahower House	Frederick A. Donahower House	May 19, 1983 (#83000915)	720 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′13″N93°57′40″W / 44.320396°N 93.961061°W / 44.320396; -93.961061 (Frederick A. Donahower House)	St. Peter	c. 1875 brick Italianate house with limestone trim. [5]
6	Fort Ridgely	Fort Ridgely More images	December 2, 1970 (#70000304)	Minnesota Highway 4 44°27′11″N94°44′04″W / 44.452968°N 94.734381°W / 44.452968; -94.734381 (Fort Ridgely)	Fairfax	1853 U.S. Army fort built to monitor the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. Site of the Battle of Fort Ridgely during the Dakota War of 1862. Now a state park and historic site. [7]
7	Fort Ridgely State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic Resources	Fort Ridgely State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic Resources More images	October 25, 1989 (#89001668)	Off County Highway 30 northwest of New Ulm 44°27′11″N94°43′51″W / 44.45301°N 94.730773°W / 44.45301; -94.730773 (Fort Ridgely State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic Resources)	New Ulm	27 Rustic Style park structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the mid-1930s. [8]
8	Alexander Harkin Store	Alexander Harkin Store More images	June 4, 1973 (#73000989)	66250 County Highway 21 44°23′13″N94°35′56″W / 44.386944°N 94.598889°W / 44.386944; -94.598889 (Alexander Harkin Store)	West Newton Township	1871 country store and post office that closed in 1901 with most of its original inventory intact. [9] Now a museum. [10]
9	John A. Johnson House	John A. Johnson House	May 19, 1983 (#83000916)	418 N. 3rd St. 44°19′47″N93°57′17″W / 44.329824°N 93.954642°W / 44.329824; -93.954642 (John A. Johnson House)	St. Peter	1905 house of three-term governor John Albert Johnson (1861–1909). [11]
10	Sarah and Thomas Montgomery House	Sarah and Thomas Montgomery House	December 13, 2000 (#00001509)	408 Washington Ave. S 44°19′32″N93°57′51″W / 44.325523°N 93.964176°W / 44.325523; -93.964176 (Sarah and Thomas Montgomery House)	St. Peter	Exemplary Italianate house, built in 1874. [12]
11	Nicollet County Bank	Nicollet County Bank	May 19, 1983 (#83000917)	224 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′28″N93°57′27″W / 44.324409°N 93.957379°W / 44.324409; -93.957379 (Nicollet County Bank)	St. Peter	Prominent and elaborately detailed Queen Anne commercial building constructed in 1887 for Nicollet County's second-oldest bank. [13] Also a contributing property to the St. Peter Commercial Historic District. [14]
12	Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail	Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail More images	September 6, 2002 (#02000939)	501 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′18″N93°57′31″W / 44.321751°N 93.958597°W / 44.321751; -93.958597 (Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail)	St. Peter	Romanesque Revival courthouse built 1880–81 and Queen Anne jail built in 1906; a distinctive and long-serving government complex. [15]
13	Nicollet House Hotel	Nicollet House Hotel	May 12, 1975 (#75000998)	120 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′31″N93°57′24″W / 44.325285°N 93.956749°W / 44.325285; -93.956749 (Nicollet House Hotel)	St. Peter	1873 hotel funded by local investors to create a high-class amenity befitting St. Peter's economic importance. [16] Also a contributing property to the St. Peter Commercial Historic District. [14]
14	Norseland General Store	Norseland General Store	May 19, 1983 (#83000918)	Minnesota Highway 22 44°24′43″N94°06′56″W / 44.411892°N 94.115592°W / 44.411892; -94.115592 (Norseland General Store)	Norseland	Rare surviving example—built c. 1900—of the country stores once common to Minnesota's rural crossroads from the mid 19th to early 20th centuries. [17]
15	North Mankato Public School	North Mankato Public School More images	January 27, 1983 (#83000919)	442 Belgrade Ave. 44°10′13″N94°00′48″W / 44.170351°N 94.013204°W / 44.170351; -94.013204 (North Mankato Public School)	North Mankato	North Mankato's most prominent public building, a Queen Anne school built in 1890 and doubled with a symmetrical 1904 expansion. [18]
16	Old Main, Gustavus Adolphus College	Old Main, Gustavus Adolphus College More images	May 12, 1976 (#76001065)	Gustavus Adolphus College campus 44°19′23″N93°58′14″W / 44.322954°N 93.970648°W / 44.322954; -93.970648 (Old Main, Gustavus Adolphus College)	St. Peter	Oldest building and emblem of Gustavus Adolphus College, built 1875–76. Also noted for its Italianate design by Edward Bassford. [19]
17	Emily and Stephen Schumacher House	Emily and Stephen Schumacher House	December 13, 2000 (#00001507)	202 3rd St., N. 44°19′40″N93°57′23″W / 44.327737°N 93.956477°W / 44.327737; -93.956477 (Emily and Stephen Schumacher House)	St. Peter	Leading local example of a Queen Anne house, built 1887–88. [20]
18	St. Peter Armory	St. Peter Armory	January 9, 1997 (#96001558)	419 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′21″N93°57′29″W / 44.322595°N 93.958015°W / 44.322595; -93.958015 (St. Peter Armory)	St. Peter	Exemplary early armory built 1912–13, one of the oldest standing in Minnesota and the first owned by the state. Also noted for its transitional architecture and central role in St. Peter's military, social, and recreational life. [21]
19	St. Peter Carnegie Library	St. Peter Carnegie Library	May 19, 1983 (#83000920)	429 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′21″N93°57′29″W / 44.322486°N 93.958151°W / 44.322486; -93.958151 (St. Peter Carnegie Library)	St. Peter	Longserving public library with modest Neoclassical architecture, built 1903–04. [22]
20	St. Peter Commercial Historic District	St. Peter Commercial Historic District More images	January 12, 2001 (#00001610)	Minnesota Ave. between Broadway and Grace Sts. 44°19′28″N93°57′24″W / 44.324551°N 93.956797°W / 44.324551; -93.956797 (St. Peter Commercial Historic District)	St. Peter	Well-preserved central business district with 33 contributing properties built 1854–1930; a retail, service, and banking destination for city residents and the surrounding agricultural population. [14]
21	William E. Stewart House	William E. Stewart House	November 8, 1984 (#84000223)	733 Range St. 44°10′30″N94°00′32″W / 44.174943°N 94.008948°W / 44.174943; -94.008948 (William E. Stewart House)	North Mankato	1910 house, carriage house, and barn of a brickyard owner, symbolizing an important Mankato-area industry of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. [23]
22	Henry A. Swift House	Henry A. Swift House	May 19, 1983 (#83000921)	820 S. Minnesota Ave. 44°19′10″N93°57′42″W / 44.319398°N 93.961769°W / 44.319398; -93.961769 (Henry A. Swift House)	St. Peter	1858 house of state and local politician Henry Adoniram Swift (1823–1869), third governor of Minnesota. [24]
23	Traverse des Sioux	Traverse des Sioux	March 20, 1973 (#73000990)	1851 N. Minnesota Ave. 44°21′23″N93°57′15″W / 44.356402°N 93.954265°W / 44.356402; -93.954265 (Traverse des Sioux)	St. Peter	Important river ford and gathering place for the Dakota people, site of early European trading posts, missions, the negotiation and signing of the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, and an 1855 village. [25] Now a state historic site. [26]
24	Union Presbyterian Church	Union Presbyterian Church	May 19, 1983 (#83000922)	311 W. Locust St. 44°19′15″N93°57′45″W / 44.320844°N 93.962478°W / 44.320844; -93.962478 (Union Presbyterian Church)	St. Peter	1872 church noted for its fine Gothic Revival architecture surviving from the early decades of St. Peter's settlement. [27]

Former listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bridge No. 6422-Saint Peter		August 5, 1999 (#99000933)	August 8, 2003	MN 99 over Washington Avenue	St. Peter	1948 deck girder bridge of cantilevered concrete, first of its kind in Minnesota. [5] Demolished in 2001. [28]
2	St. Peter Central School	St. Peter Central School	October 29, 1980 (#80002092)	October 5, 2000	300 S. 5th St. 44°19′33″N93°57′45″W / 44.325869°N 93.962568°W / 44.325869; -93.962568 (St. Peter Central School)	St. Peter	Destroyed in the 1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak. Original façade worked into Central Square Apartments on the same site.[ citation needed ]

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota

References

1. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 10, 2024.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Hess, Jeffrey A. (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Broadway Bridge". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2017-04-09.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3.
6. Hanson, Krista Finstad (2007). Minnesota Open House: A Guide to Historic House Museums. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN   978-0-87351-577-1.
7. "Fort Ridgely". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
8. "Fort Ridgely State Park". Rustic Style Resources in Minnesota State Parks. Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
9. Mitchell, Diana (1973-03-30). National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Harkin-Massopust Store. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
10. "Harkin Store". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
11. Smith, Sandra A. (1983-01-20). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: John A. Johnson House. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
12. Wielde, Beth A.; Christina Slattery (June 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Montgomery, Sarah and Thomas, House. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
13. Roth, Susan; Charles Nelson (1983-02-22). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: The Nicollet County Bank. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
14. Slattery, Christina; Sarah Davis McBride (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Peter Commercial Historic District. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
15. Squitieri, Amy R. (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
16. VanBrocklin, Lynne; Charles Nelson (1974-12-12). National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Nicollet House Hotel. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
17. Roth, Susan; Charles Nelson (1983-02-24). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Norseland General Store. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
18. Roth, Susan; Charles Nelson (1982-11-15). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: North Mankato Public School. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
19. VanBrocklin, Lynne (1975-09-16). National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Old Main - Gustavus Adolphus College. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
20. Wielde, Beth A.; Amy R. Squitieri (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Schumacher, Emily and Stephen, House. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
21. Granger, Susan; Kay Grossman (1996-02-15). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Peter Armory". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2016-08-21.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
22. Roth, Susan; Charles Nelson (February 1983). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: St. Peter Public Library. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
23. Hodapp, Sue (1984-08-27). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Stewart, William E., House. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
24. Smith, Sandra A. (1983-01-20). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Henry A. Swift House. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
25. Mitchell, Diana (1973-01-25). National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Traverse des Sioux State Park. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
26. "Traverse des Sioux". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
27. Roth, Susan; Charles Nelson (1983-02-24). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Union Presbyterian Church. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
28. "Changes to the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota, 2003-2010". Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. 2011-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2013-03-01.

External links

• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society