National Register of Historic Places listings in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Location of Koochiching County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Koochiching 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, including one National Historic Landmark. 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 [3]	Image	Date listed [4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Alexander Baker School and E.W. Backus Junior High School	Alexander Baker School and E.W. Backus Junior High School	May 26, 2004 (#04000538)	900 5th St. 48°36′04″N93°24′49″W / 48.601133°N 93.413604°W / 48.601133; -93.413604 (Alexander Baker School and E.W. Backus Junior High School)	International Falls	Adjoining schools opened in 1914 and 1936, significant for their roles in local educational and social life, as examples of early-20th-century school architecture, and for the Backus school's status as Koochiching County's largest Public Works Administration project. [5]
2	Finstad's Auto Marine Shop	Finstad's Auto Marine Shop	January 27, 1983 (#83000906)	3475 Finstad Ln. 48°36′57″N93°20′51″W / 48.615713°N 93.34752°W / 48.615713; -93.34752 (Finstad's Auto Marine Shop)	Ranier	1911 boat repair shop with its original belt-driven machinery; a well-preserved reminder of the early tourists and summer residents attracted to the Rainy Lake region. [6]
3	Gold Mine Sites	Gold Mine Sites More images	May 6, 1977 (#77000155)	Around Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park 48°36′09″N93°10′05″W / 48.6025°N 93.168056°W / 48.6025; -93.168056 (Gold Mine Sites)	Island View vicinity	District of seven scattered mine shafts and test pits from an 1894 gold rush that brought industry and settlement to the area. [7]
4	Grand Mound	Grand Mound	June 23, 2011 (#11000565)	Address restricted 48°31′00″N93°42′31″W / 48.516746°N 93.708551°W / 48.516746; -93.708551 (Grand Mound)	International Falls vicinity	Giant burial mound built by the Laurel complex around 200 BCE, the largest surviving prehistoric structure in the upper Midwest. [8]
5	Koochiching County Courthouse	Koochiching County Courthouse	September 15, 1977 (#77000749)	4th St. and 7th Ave. 48°36′04″N93°24′38″W / 48.60114°N 93.41045°W / 48.60114; -93.41045 (Koochiching County Courthouse)	International Falls	Neoclassical/Renaissance Revival courthouse built 1909–10, significant for its public architecture, interior murals, and long service as county government seat. [9]
6	Laurel Mounds	Laurel Mounds	January 20, 1972 (#72000678)	Address restricted 48°31′00″N93°42′28″W / 48.516746°N 93.707736°W / 48.516746; -93.707736 (Laurel Mounds)	International Falls vicinity	Laurel complex village site and the 45-foot (14 m) Grand Mound plus four smaller burial mounds. [10] [11]
7	Little American Mine	Little American Mine More images	April 16, 1975 (#75000226)	Little American Island in Voyageurs National Park 48°36′09″N93°10′05″W / 48.6025°N 93.168056°W / 48.6025; -93.168056 (Little American Mine)	Island View vicinity	Remnants—consisting of mine shafts and scattered machinery—from Minnesota's only profitable gold mine, in operation 1893–1898, which prompted the gold rush that brought settlers to the Rainy Lake area. [12] Now developed with an interpretive trail. [13]
8	McKinstry Mounds and Village Site	McKinstry Mounds and Village Site	December 18, 1978 (#78001550)	Address restricted 48°31′25″N93°35′09″W / 48.523508°N 93.585759°W / 48.523508; -93.585759 (McKinstry Mounds and Village Site)	Pelland	Woodland period village site with two burial mounds. [11]
9	Nett Lake Petroglyphs Site	Nett Lake Petroglyphs Site	December 30, 1974 (#74001029)	Address restricted [14]	Orr vicinity	Native American petroglyphs on Spirit Island in Nett Lake. [10]
10	Ernest C. Oberholtzer Rainy Lake Islands Historic District	Ernest C. Oberholtzer Rainy Lake Islands Historic District	June 16, 2000 (#00000570)	Mallard, Hawk, and Crow Islands in Rainy Lake 48°37′08″N93°12′12″W / 48.618889°N 93.20325°W / 48.618889; -93.20325 (Ernest C. Oberholtzer Rainy Lake Islands Historic District)	Ranier vicinity	Island-based residential complex of Ernest Oberholtzer (1884–1977), a national leader in conserving the Boundary Waters and other wilderness areas. Comprises 12 contributing properties built 1919–1944. [15]
11	Ranier Community Building		May 29, 2018 (#100002502)	2099 Spruce St. 48°36′48″N93°20′57″W / 48.613199°N 93.349099°W / 48.613199; -93.349099 (Ranier Community Building)	Ranier	1939 example of a multipurpose municipal building constructed in partnership with the Works Progress Administration, providing the city its longstanding hub of government and community events. [16]
12	Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church	Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church More images	January 27, 1983 (#83000908)	Minnesota Highway 65 47°54′23″N93°10′00″W / 47.906425°N 93.166755°W / 47.906425; -93.166755 (Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church)	Bramble vicinity	Onion domed church built 1915–18, associated with the early settlement of southeastern Koochiching County by Russians and other European immigrants. [17]
13	Francis White Homestead		January 27, 1983 (#83000909)	North of Littlefork off U.S. Route 71 48°25′35″N93°34′06″W / 48.426492°N 93.568212°W / 48.426492; -93.568212 (Francis White Homestead)	Littlefork vicinity	Large log cabin built circa 1901, representative of the relatively late efforts of Euro-Americans to homestead and farm Koochiching County. Also served as the Forsythe Post Office 1904–1922. [18]
14	Williams Township School		May 29, 2018 (#100002503)	740 Cty Rd 89 48°42′15″N94°24′28″W / 48.704169°N 94.407844°W / 48.704169; -94.407844 (Williams Township School)	Clementson vicinity	One-room schoolhouse in operation 1909–1928, attesting to Koochiching County's efforts to bring a standard education to areas too sparsely populated to support independent school districts. [19]

Former listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Scenic Hotel		January 27, 1983 (#83000907)	June 22, 1998	Main and 3rd Sts.	Northome	1921 hotel built to serve lumber workers and early tourists. Demolished by the county in 1996 after tax forfeiture and years of vacancy. [20]

See also

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

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
4. 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.
5. Hoisington, Daniel (2003-08-29). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Alexander Baker School and E.W. Backus Junior High School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
6. Gimmestad, Dennis (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Finsted's Auto Marine Shop". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
7. Nagle, Liza; John J. Hackett (1976-09-13). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gold Mine Sites". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
8. Robertson, Tom (2007-02-20). "Minnesota Historical Society closes Grand Mound". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
9. Skrief, Charles (1976-11-09). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Koochiching County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
10. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3.
11. Anfinson, Scott (2009). "Finding Minnesota: A Geographic Guide to Minnesota Archaeology" (PDF). Minnesota Office of the State Archaeologist. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
12. George, Douglas (1974-12-18). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Little American Mine". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
13. National Park Service (2005). "Rainy Lake Gold Rush" (PDF). Lake States Interpretive Association. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
14. 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 .
15. Anderson, Rolf T. (1999-01-12). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oberholzer, Ernest C., Rainy Lake Islands Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
16. Gaut, Greg (2017-12-14). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ranier Community Building. National Park Service.
17. Gimmestad, Dennis A. (1982-11-16). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
18. Gimmestad, Dennis A. (1982-11-16). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: White, Francis, Homestead (Forsythe Post Office)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
19. Gaut, Greg (2017-10-06). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Williams Township School. National Park Service.
20. El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 124. ISBN   0816635153.

External links

• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society