National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Minnesota

Location of Cass County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cass 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 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes 3 additional sites that were formerly listed on the National Register.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 12, 2024. ^[1]

Current listings

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[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Battle Point (21CA12)	Battle Point (21CA12)	August 17, 1990 (#90001144)	6 mi (9.7 km) west of County Highway 8 on Leech Lake in Battleground State Forest 47°09′52″N94°18′33″W / 47.164444°N 94.309167°W / 47.164444; -94.309167 (Battle Point (21CA12))	Leech Lake Indian Reservation	Site of the 1898 Battle of Sugar Point, the last engagement between Native Americans and the U.S. military, which prompted changes in federal timber management. Also contains burials and archaeological resources from precontact Siouan and postcontact Ojibwe occupations. [4]
2	Brainerd and Northern Minnesota–Minnesota and International Railway Depot	Brainerd and Northern Minnesota–Minnesota and International Railway Depot More images	August 1, 2012 (#12000459)	102 Barclay Ave. W. 46°43′02″N94°24′14″W / 46.71709°N 94.403973°W / 46.71709; -94.403973 (Brainerd and Northern Minnesota–Minnesota and International Railway Depot)	Pine River	1895 railway station that led to the establishment of Pine River on a major new logging route laid by the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway. [5]
3	Chase Hotel	Chase Hotel	June 4, 1980 (#80001994)	329 Cleveland Ave. 47°06′12″N94°35′00″W / 47.103404°N 94.583214°W / 47.103404; -94.583214 (Chase Hotel)	Walker	1922 example of the first-class resort hotels built in Cass County at the dawn of the automobile era. [6]
4	Chippewa Agency Historic District	Chippewa Agency Historic District	May 22, 1973 (#73000967)	Address restricted [7]	Pillager vicinity	Location of a key indian agency active 1851–1869, hub of the region's mid-19th-century activity. District also includes the sites of a prehistoric mound and village, an early road, the first logging camp on the Crow Wing River, and Hole in the Day's assassination in 1868. [8]
5	Conservation Building	Conservation Building	January 15, 2003 (#02001706)	205 Minnesota Ave. 47°06′05″N94°34′42″W / 47.101425°N 94.578308°W / 47.101425; -94.578308 (Conservation Building)	Walker	Unique example—built 1934–36—of the municipal facilities funded by New Deal federal relief programs, featuring a visitor center, wildlife museum, rock garden, and offices used by numerous New Deal services. [9]
6	Crow Wing State Park	Crow Wing State Park More images	July 28, 1970 (#70000288)	Off Minnesota Highway 371 46°16′39″N94°20′40″W / 46.2775°N 94.344444°W / 46.2775; -94.344444 (Crow Wing State Park)	Pillager vicinity	Long-used site at a key travel junction associated with the Dakota/Ojibwe territorial conflict and the early town of Old Crow Wing, whose abandonment in the 1880s uniquely preserves the succession of the Native American, fur trade, and logging eras. Extends into Crow Wing and Morrison Counties. [10]
7	Great Northern Railway Company Bridge	Great Northern Railway Company Bridge	October 14, 1980 (#80001990)	Southwest of Cass Lake off Minnesota Highway 371 47°16′07″N94°37′40″W / 47.268637°N 94.627862°W / 47.268637; -94.627862 (Great Northern Railway Company Bridge)	Cass Lake vicinity	Railroad bridge built circa 1915 with a swing section to accommodate lumber shipping on the Steamboat River, representing the interplay of the logging and railroad industries in northern Minnesota. [11] Now carries the Heartland State Trail.
8	Gull Lake Mounds Site	Gull Lake Mounds Site	May 7, 1973 (#73000968)	Gull Lake Recreation Area [12] 46°24′43″N94°21′05″W / 46.411944°N 94.351389°W / 46.411944; -94.351389 (Gull Lake Mounds Site)	East Gull Lake	Rare surviving mound group in a rapidly developing resort region, with 12 complete burial mounds dating from 800 BCE–200 CE and 500–900 CE. [13]
9	Hackensack Conservation Building		October 26, 2023 (#100009470)	101 Fleischer Ave. 46°55′51″N94°31′24″W / 46.9307°N 94.5232°W / 46.9307; -94.5232 (Hackensack Conservation Building)	Hackensack
10	Hole-in-the-Day House Site	Hole-in-the-Day House Site	June 19, 1973 (#73000969)	Address restricted [7]	Pillager vicinity	Site of an early-1850s farmhouse built for prominent Ojibwe leader Hole in the Day (c. 1825–1868), who espoused strategic enculturation as a way to advance tribal interests. [14]
11	Old Backus	Old Backus	December 24, 1974 (#74001009)	Address restricted [7]	Backus vicinity	Long-used habitation site containing evidence of Late Woodland period seasonal villages, historical Ojibwe burials, a logging camp established in 1885, and the original townsite of Backus (abandoned in 1902). [15]
12	Pine River to Woman Lake and Longville Stagecoach Road-Widow Lake Segment Historic District	Pine River to Woman Lake and Longville Stagecoach Road-Widow Lake Segment Historic District	November 12, 2014 (#14000908)	Address restricted [7]	Hackensack vicinity	.3-mile (0.48 km) stagecoach road section and waystation site in use 1891–1930, associated with the staging industry, early logging, Euro-American settlement, and early tourism development in north-central Minnesota. [16]
13	Rice Lake Hut Rings	Rice Lake Hut Rings	August 14, 1973 (#73000970)	Address restricted [7]	Pillager vicinity	Four large depressions thought to be remnants of Native American earth lodges from the Contact era or just prior. [17]
14	Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex	Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex	June 16, 1980 (#80001992)	County Highway 77 46°29′08″N94°21′39″W / 46.485688°N 94.360918°W / 46.485688; -94.360918 (Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex)	Lake Shore	Highly intact example of north-central Minnesota's early lake resorts, with a main lodge and 20 cabins built around 1929. Also noted for its finely crafted rustic architecture. [18]
15	Soo Line Depot	Soo Line Depot	May 23, 1980 (#80001993)	Off Main St. 47°03′25″N93°55′06″W / 47.056864°N 93.91845°W / 47.056864; -93.91845 (Soo Line Depot)	Remer	Circa-1910 railway station noted as a well-preserved example of the Soo Line's standard second-class depots and for its associations with the establishment and development of Remer. [19]
16	South Pike Bay Site	South Pike Bay Site	January 22, 2014 (#13001111)	South Pike Bay Campground, Chippewa National Forest [20] 47°19′47″N94°35′09″W / 47.329628°N 94.585783°W / 47.329628; -94.585783 (South Pike Bay Site)	Cass Lake vicinity	Beach terraces on Cass Lake yielding extensive archaeological resources from repeated encampment during the Late Paleoindian/Early Archaic transition and again throughout the Woodland period. [21]
17	Supervisor's Office Headquarters	Supervisor's Office Headquarters More images	January 31, 1976 (#76001049)	200 Ash Ave. NW 47°22′45″N94°36′51″W / 47.379282°N 94.614303°W / 47.379282; -94.614303 (Supervisor's Office Headquarters)	Cass Lake	1935 headquarters of Chippewa National Forest, significant for its chinkless log construction in traditional Scandinavian style and its association with the federal work relief projects of the New Deal. [22]
18	United States Forest Service, Remer District Ranger Station		May 11, 1982 (#100009469)	307 Main Street East 47°03′20″N93°54′44″W / 47.0556°N 93.9121°W / 47.0556; -93.9121 (United States Forest Service, Remer District Ranger Station)	Remer
19	Winnibigoshish Lake Dam	Winnibigoshish Lake Dam More images	May 11, 1982 (#82004629)	County Highway 9 at the Mississippi River 47°25′47″N94°03′04″W / 47.42959°N 94.051192°W / 47.42959; -94.051192 (Winnibigoshish Lake Dam)	Bena vicinity	Dam built 1899–1900, associated with the first and largest of the reservoirs created in the region as a federal project to control the flow of the Upper Mississippi River. Extends into Itasca County. [23]
20	Winnibigoshish Resort	Winnibigoshish Resort	May 23, 1980 (#80001989)	1510 U.S. Route 2 47°20′44″N94°12′31″W / 47.345535°N 94.208737°W / 47.345535; -94.208737 (Winnibigoshish Resort)	Bena	Eye-catching 1933 gas station and motel complex, a rare well-preserved example of a business built to attract early highway travelers. [24] Now the Big Winnie General Store and RV Park. [25]

Former listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives	Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives	July 25, 2001 (#01000766)	May 28, 2019	7232 Ah-Gwah-Ching Rd., NW.	Walker vicinity	Minnesota's most significant tuberculosis treatment center, also known as Ah-Gwah-Ching; in operation 1906–1962. [26] Demolished in 2008. [27]
2	Julius Neils House		June 20, 1980 (#80001991)	July 5, 2006	North 3rd Street	Cass Lake	1900 frame house of a lumber entrepreneur. [28] Burned down in 2005. [29]
3	Sixth Street Commercial Building		May 23, 1980 (#80001995)	May 15, 1987	525 6th St.	Walker	1910 brick store. [30] Demolished in 1985. [28]

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 January 12, 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. Hohman-Caine, Christy A. (1990-03-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Battle Point". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-23.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Kellner, Debra (January 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brainerd and Northern Minnesota/Minnesota and International Railway Depot (draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-17.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. Frame III, Robert M. (1980-03-19). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—New Hotel Chase" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-10.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. 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 .
8. Mitchell, Diana. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Chippewa Agency Historic District" (Document). National Park Service.
9. Anderson, Rolf T.; Melanie Mullins (2002-08-15). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Conservation Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-10.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
10. Grossman, John (1970-03-06). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Crow Wing State Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-10.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
11. Frame III, Robert M. (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Great Northern Railway Company Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
12. Location derived from "Facility Details". Gull Lake Recreation Area, MN. Recreation.gov. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-20. NRIS lists site as "address restricted".
13. Johnson, Elden (1970-04-16). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Gull Lake Mound Site" (Document). National Park Service.
14. Zeik, Susan; Douglas George (1973-04-17). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Hole-in-the-Day II Cabin Site" (Document). National Park Service.
15. Zeik, Susan; Douglas George (1973-04-16). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Old Backus" (Document). National Park Service.
16. Caine, Christy A. H. (2014-09-12). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pine River to Woman Lake & Longville Stagecoach Road: Widow Lake Segment Historic District" (Document). National Park Service.
17. Zeik, Susan; Douglas George (1973-04-12). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Rice Lake Hut Rings" (Document). National Park Service.
18. Frame III, Robert M. (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
19. Frame III, Robert M. (1980-03-19). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
20. Location derived from LeVasseur, Andrea K. (2003). "Profiles, Mystery Bones, and Pots: The South Pike Bay Site" (PDF). The Minnesota Archaeologist. 62: 85–98. Retrieved 2014-01-31. NRIS lists site as "address restricted".
21. Foss, Jacob (2013-04-30). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: South Pike Bay Site" (Document). National Park Service.
22. Johnson, Stanley A. (1975-07-30). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Supervisor's Office, Chippewa National Forest". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
23. Haidet, Mark (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Winnibigoshish Lake Dam". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
24. Frame III, Robert M. (1980-03-19). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Winnibigoshish Resort". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
25. "Big Winnie Store RV Park & Campground" . Retrieved 2016-02-27.
26. Anderson, Rolf T. (1996-09-27). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
27. Lundquist, Monica (2010-11-10). "Ah-Gwah-Ching: Land ready and waiting for a developer". Brainerd Dispatch. Brainerd, Minn. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
28. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3.
29. "Changes to the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota, 2003-2010". Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
30. "Sixth Street Commercial Building". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18.

External links

• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society