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.
There are 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 18, 2023. [1]
[2] | Name on the Register [3] | Image | Date listed [4] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Aitkin Carnegie Library | April 16, 1982 (#82002924) | 121 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N93°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. [5] | |
2 | Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail | April 16, 1982 (#82002923) | 209 and 217 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N93°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. [6] | |
3 | Andy Gibson (shipwreck) | August 28, 2012 (#12000558) | Mississippi River, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) downstream from County Highway 1 Bridge [7] 46°32′25″N93°43′01″W / 46.540199°N 93.717068°W | Aitkin | 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 | April 16, 1982 (#82002930) | County Road 27 46°21′16″N93°05′22″W / 46.354417°N 93.089471°W | Arthyde | Fieldstone bungalow built circa 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. [8] | |
5 | Bethlehem Lutheran Church | April 16, 1982 (#82002928) | Off County Highway 12 46°28′34″N93°37′00″W / 46.476034°N 93.616578°W | Aitkin | 1897 church representative of the Swedish American population that predominated in southwest Aitkin County. [9] | |
6 | Patrick Casey House | April 16, 1982 (#82002925) | 4th St., SE. and 2nd Ave. 46°31′36″N93°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. [10] | |
7 | Malmo Mounds and Village Site | April 3, 1975 (#75000974) | Northwestern quarter of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 25 West [11] 46°20′48″N93°31′57″W / 46.346667°N 93.532500°W | McGrath | Village site and some 72 mounds dating to the early Middle Woodland Period, the type site and best preserved assemblage of the region's distinct Malmo Phase. [12] | |
8 | National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence | April 16, 1982 (#82002929) | 252 Ione Ave. NE. 46°59′35″N93°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. [13] | |
9 | Northern Pacific Depot | April 16, 1982 (#82002926) | 20 Pacific St., SW. 46°31′54″N93°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. [14] Now a museum. [15] | |
10 | Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area | May 23, 2016 (#16000276) | US 169, .25 mi. N. of 249th Ln. 46°26′38″N93°44′17″W / 46.443979°N 93.737943°W | Aitkin | Roadside park built 1937–38, a large example of the state's early highway waysides developed during the New Deal. Also noted for its National Park Service rustic design. [16] | |
11 | Potter/Casey Company Building | April 16, 1982 (#82002927) | E. Minnesota Ave. between 1st and 2nd Sts., NW. 46°31′58″N93°42′23″W / 46.532853°N 93.706384°W | Aitkin | 1902 commercial building constructed for Aitkin County's leading mercantile business. [17] | |
12 | Savanna Portage | April 23, 1973 (#73000963) | Off County Highway 5 in Savanna Portage State Park 46°49′42″N93°10′32″W / 46.828313°N 93.175548°W | McGregor | Difficult but vital six-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] |
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church in Nordland Township, Minnesota, United States. The church was constructed in 1897 by Swedish immigrants. The Gothic Revival building features a square tower topped by a belfry and an octagonal spire. The church's congregation formed in 1891 and was the second of five Swedish Lutheran churches established in the county. Aitkin County received a large influx of Swedish immigrants in the late 1800s, and the church is one of the best-preserved buildings constructed by the immigrant population upon their arrival.
Arthyde Stone House is a historic bungalow in the former community of Arthyde, Minnesota, United States. It was built circa 1922 using local fieldstone. The Arthyde Stone House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the theme of exploration/settlement. It was nominated for being a locally prominent reminder of the failed townsite speculation common to northern Minnesota's cutover land during the Roaring Twenties.
The Patrick Casey House is a historic house in Aitkin, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1901 in a mix of Queen Anne and Neoclassical styles. Original owner Patrick Casey (1849–1910) was a partner in the Potter/Casey Company, the region's leading retail chain. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for its association with one of Aitkin's most prominent businessmen at the turn of the 20th century, and for being one of northern Minnesota's few architecturally distinctive residences outside of Duluth and the Iron Range cities.
The National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence is a historic house in Hill City, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1910 as housing for the local manager of a manufacturing plant that produced wooden buckets and tubs for Armour and Company. The National Woodenware Company relocated to Hill City from Ithaca, Michigan, in 1910, purchasing a third of the town's lots, constructing residences for its employees, and tripling the population. The Superintendent's Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of exploration/settlement and industry. It was nominated for being the most prominent reminder of Hill City's principal employer and developer in the early 20th century.
The Potter/Casey Company Building is a historic commercial building in Aitkin, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1902 to house the expanding business of Aitkin County's leading retailer and to lease office space to other businesses on the second floor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the theme of commerce. It was nominated for representing Aitkin County's most successful commercial enterprise at the turn of the 20th century.
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