National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Minnesota

Location of Douglas County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Douglas 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 14 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 August 18, 2023. ^[1]

Current listings

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[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Alexandria Public Library	Alexandria Public Library	August 23, 1985 (#85001817)	7th Ave., W. and Fillmore St. 45°53′06″N95°22′44″W / 45.885061°N 95.378811°W / 45.885061; -95.378811 (Alexandria Public Library)	Alexandria	One of west-central Minnesota's largest Carnegie libraries, built in 1903 for a public institution established in the 1880s. Also noted for its Beaux-Arts architecture by Henry A. Foeller. [4]
2	Alexandria Residential Historic District	Alexandria Residential Historic District	January 11, 1991 (#90002120)	Roughly bounded by Cedar and Douglas Sts. and Lincoln and 12th Aves. 45°52′57″N95°22′59″W / 45.882473°N 95.382995°W / 45.882473; -95.382995 (Alexandria Residential Historic District)	Alexandria	Outstate Minnesota's largest and most intact late-19th/early-20th-century residential district, with 59 houses charting Alexandria's professional class and its architecture. [5]
3	Basswood Shores Site	Basswood Shores Site	April 8, 1994 (#94000338)	Address restricted [6]	Alexandria	Briefly occupied Late Woodland period campsite yielding Sandy Lake Ware ceramics, the southernmost documented examples of a style associated with possible ancestors of the Dakota people. [7]
4	Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall	Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall	August 29, 1985 (#85001928)	105 Holmes Ave. 45°57′52″N95°35′52″W / 45.964446°N 95.597864°W / 45.964446; -95.597864 (Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall)	Brandon	Unique municipal hall built 1935–36, Minnesota's most creative WPA construction project and a symbol of its dual success in generating jobs and public buildings. [8] Now the Brandon History Center.
5	Thomas F. Cowing House	Thomas F. Cowing House	August 23, 1985 (#85001821)	316 Jefferson St. 45°53′19″N95°22′24″W / 45.88872°N 95.37343°W / 45.88872; -95.37343 (Thomas F. Cowing House)	Alexandria	Regionally rare Gothic Revival cottage, one of Alexandria's oldest intact buildings, constructed c. 1875. Also associated with successive owners Thomas F. Cowing (1841–1916) and Gustave Kortsch (1850–1928), local merchants turned political and civic leaders. [9]
6	Douglas County Courthouse	Douglas County Courthouse More images	August 23, 1985 (#85001816)	320 7th Ave., W. 45°53′03″N95°22′54″W / 45.884142°N 95.381643°W / 45.884142; -95.381643 (Douglas County Courthouse)	Alexandria	1895 courthouse designed by Buechner & Jacobson; Douglas County's largest surviving Victorian building and long-serving seat of government. [10]
7	Great Northern Passenger Depot	Great Northern Passenger Depot More images	August 15, 1985 (#85001760)	N. Broadway and Agnes Boulevard 45°53′30″N95°22′44″W / 45.89167°N 95.378859°W / 45.89167; -95.378859 (Great Northern Passenger Depot)	Alexandria	One of Minnesota's largest and most ornate stations on the Great Northern Railway, built in 1907. Also symbolic of the impact of the railroad on Alexandria and the local resort industry. [11] Now a restaurant. [12]
8	John B. Johnson House	John B. Johnson House	December 9, 1977 (#77000730)	U.S. Route 52 45°52′02″N95°08′59″W / 45.867235°N 95.149611°W / 45.867235; -95.149611 (John B. Johnson House)	Osakis	Unusual hexagonal house with plunging rooflines, built c. 1886 in hopes of withstanding high winds. [13]
9	Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp	Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp More images	July 2, 1992 (#92000776)	Off Minnesota Highway 29 on the northeastern shore of Lake Carlos 45°59′31″N95°20′50″W / 45.991944°N 95.347222°W / 45.991944; -95.347222 (Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp)	Carlos	Two park facilities built 1941–42, significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, the development of Minnesota's state parks, and National Park Service rustic design. [14]
10	Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District	Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District More images	July 2, 1992 (#89001654)	Off Minnesota Highway 29 on the northwestern shore of Lake Carlos 45°59′43″N95°20′41″W / 45.995278°N 95.344722°W / 45.995278; -95.344722 (Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District)	Carlos	Three park facilities built 1938–1942, significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, the development of Minnesota's state parks, and split stone National Park Service rustic design. [15]
11	Knute Nelson House	Knute Nelson House More images	April 13, 1977 (#77000729)	1219 S. Nokomis St. 45°52′41″N95°21′59″W / 45.878003°N 95.366494°W / 45.878003; -95.366494 (Knute Nelson House)	Alexandria	1872 house (remodeled in 1915) of pioneering Norwegian-American politician Knute Nelson (1843–1923), multiterm U.S. Representative, Governor of Minnesota, and U.S. Senator. [16] Now houses the Douglas County Historical Society. [17]
12	August Tonn Farmstead		September 25, 1985 (#85002485)	County Road 65 45°59′39″N95°17′09″W / 45.994167°N 95.285833°W / 45.994167; -95.285833 (August Tonn Farmstead)	Carlos	Rare, intact subsistence farm exhibiting pioneer log construction. Contains seven contributing properties built 1875–c. 1890. [18]
13	U.S. Post Office-Alexandria	U.S. Post Office-Alexandria More images	April 16, 1979 (#79001238)	625 Broadway St. 45°53′06″N95°22′38″W / 45.884949°N 95.377319°W / 45.884949; -95.377319 (U.S. Post Office-Alexandria)	Alexandria	1910 Renaissance Revival post office, an example of pre-World War I government architecture and the manifestation of Alexandria's importance in the communication infrastructure of west-central Minnesota. [19]
14	Noah P. Ward House	Noah P. Ward House	August 23, 1985 (#85001822)	422 7th Ave., W. 45°53′04″N95°23′00″W / 45.884515°N 95.383424°W / 45.884515; -95.383424 (Noah P. Ward House)	Alexandria	One of Alexandria's largest and most sophisticated Victorian houses, built c. 1903 for early businessman and civic leader Noah P. Ward (1855–1927). [20] Also a contributing property to the Alexandria Residential Historic District. [5]

Former listing

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Osakis Milling Company		July 2, 1986 (#86001407)	March 15, 1993	Lake Street and Central Avenue	Osakis	1887 flour mill. Demolished by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 1990 to make a public access point to Lake Osakis. [21]

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 August 18, 2023.
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. Granger, Susan (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Alexandria Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
5. Granger, Susan; Scott Kelly (1989-09-30). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Alexandria Residential Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
6. 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 .
7. Justin, Michael (March 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Basswood Shores Site" (Document). National Park Service.
8. Granger, Susan (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
9. Granger, Susan (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Thomas F. Cowing House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
10. Granger, Susan (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Douglas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
11. Granger, Susan (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Great Northern Passenger Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
12. "All Aboard!". Depot Express. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
13. Zeik, Susan; Charles Nelson (1976-10-21). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Johnson, J.B., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
14. Anderson, Rolf T. (1992-04-16). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
15. Anderson, Rolf T. (1992-04-13). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
16. VanBrocklin, Lynne (1976-08-28). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Nelson, Knute, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
17. "Our Story & Vision". Douglas County Historical Society. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
18. Granger, Susan (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: August Tonn Farmstead" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
19. Nelson, Charles W.; Rich L. Mische (1978-07-27). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
20. Granger, Susan (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Noah P. Ward House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
21. El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN   0816635153.

External links

• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society