National Register of Historic Places listings in Waseca County, Minnesota

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Waseca County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Waseca 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.

Current listings

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	W. J. Armstrong Company Wholesale Grocers	W. J. Armstrong Company Wholesale Grocers	August 19, 1982 (#82003067)	202 2nd St., SW. 44°04′35″N93°30′33″W / 44.076402°N 93.509237°W / 44.076402; -93.509237	Waseca	Trackside warehouse built circa 1900, the best preserved building associated with Waseca's economic development as a rail transportation hub.^[4]
2	John W. Aughenbaugh House	John W. Aughenbaugh House	August 24, 1982 (#82003068)	831 3rd Ave., NE. 44°04′45″N93°29′41″W / 44.079304°N 93.494744°W / 44.079304; -93.494744 (John W. Aughenbaugh House)	Waseca	Waseca's most architecturally prominent house associated with the local milling industry, built in 1897.^[5]
3	Philo C. Bailey House	Philo C. Bailey House More images	November 25, 1994 (#94001384)	401 2nd Ave. NE. 44°04′43″N93°30′11″W / 44.078652°N 93.50296°W / 44.078652; -93.50296 (Philo C. Bailey House)	Waseca	House occupied 1872–1907 by a local pioneer, businessman, politician, and civic leader (1828–1907) involved in an unusually wide range of activities during Waseca's early development.^[6] Now houses the research library of the Waseca County Historical Society.^[7]
4	Hofmann Apiaries	Hofmann Apiaries	January 19, 2016 (#15000982)	4661 420th Ave. 44°10′04″N93°40′25″W / 44.167778°N 93.673611°W / 44.167778; -93.673611 (Hofmann Apiaries)	Janesville	Unusually intact apiary with ten contributing properties from the period 1907–1933; one of the Upper Midwest's leading honey producers and widely recognized for its innovative beekeeping and processing techniques.^[8]
5	Janesville Free Public Library	Janesville Free Public Library	August 19, 1982 (#82003065)	102 W. 2nd St. 44°07′03″N93°42′28″W / 44.117501°N 93.707882°W / 44.117501; -93.707882 (Janesville Free Public Library)	Janesville	Well-preserved 1912 example of a Carnegie library; also noted for its Neoclassical architecture.^[9]
6	Seha Sorghum Mill	Seha Sorghum Mill	June 4, 1979 (#79003718)	43978 County Highway 5 44°11′38″N93°39′00″W / 44.193801°N 93.650032°W / 44.193801; -93.650032 (Seha Sorghum Mill)	Janesville vicinity	Minnesota's only surviving sorghum syrup mill, active circa 1904–1956, and a symbol of the region's agriculture and industry.^[10]
7	Strangers Refuge Lodge Number 74, IOOF	Strangers Refuge Lodge Number 74, IOOF	July 12, 2006 (#06000601)	119 S. Broadway Ave. 43°53′36″N93°29′37″W / 43.893445°N 93.493524°W / 43.893445; -93.493524	New Richland	1902 Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall, home of a large and important local fraternal organization and a key venue for a wide range of other groups and events.^[11] Now houses the New Richland Public Library.
8	Vista Lutheran Church	Vista Lutheran Church More images	November 8, 1982 (#82000565)	15035 275th Ave. 43°57′26″N93°27′57″W / 43.957236°N 93.465961°W / 43.957236; -93.465961 (Vista Lutheran Church)	Otisco vicinity	1908 church, the best preserved symbol of Waseca County's principal Swedish American settlement, established in 1857.^[12]
9	Roscoe P. Ward House	Roscoe P. Ward House	August 19, 1982 (#82003069)	804 E. Elm Ave. 44°04′38″N93°29′47″W / 44.077173°N 93.496427°W / 44.077173; -93.496427 (Roscoe P. Ward House)	Waseca	Prominent 1896 house of a local leader in politics and finance.^[13]
10	Waseca Commercial Historic District	Waseca Commercial Historic District	January 10, 2020 (#100004864)	Centering on State St. between 3rd Ave. NE/NW and 2nd Ave. SE/SW; roughly bounded by 2nd St. NW/SW and the Canadian Pacific RR tracks 44°04′39″N93°30′27″W / 44.077575°N 93.507448°W / 44.077575; -93.507448	Waseca	Four-block central business district crucial to the development and evolution of Waseca County's economy, with 54 contributing properties built 1875–1960.^[14]
11	Waseca County Courthouse	Waseca County Courthouse More images	September 2, 1982 (#82003070)	307 N. State St. 44°04′47″N93°30′28″W / 44.079816°N 93.507784°W / 44.079816; -93.507784 (Waseca County Courthouse)	Waseca	1897 courthouse, significant as the home of the county's government and for the role that achieving county seat status had on the development of the city.^[15]
12	William R. Wolf House	William R. Wolf House	August 24, 1982 (#82003071)	522 2nd Ave., NE. 44°04′42″N93°30′01″W / 44.07824°N 93.500371°W / 44.07824; -93.500371 (William R. Wolf House)	Waseca	Waseca's best-preserved example—built circa 1895—of a successful merchant's house and of Queen Anne architecture.^[16] Now a bed and breakfast.^[17]

Former listings

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Seth S. Phelps Farmhouse	Upload image	October 21, 1982 (#82000564)	June 9, 1993	County Highway 2	Waseca vicinity	1869 Italianate farmhouse.^[18] Demolished in the 1990s.^[19]

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References

↑ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved December 8, 2023.
1 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Armstrong, W.J., Company Wholesale Grocers". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aughenbaugh, W.J., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Anderson, David C. (1994-04-28). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bailey, Philo C., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ "History of the WCHS". Waseca County Historical Society. 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
↑ Zahn, Thomas R.; Bethany Gladhill; Peg Reilly (2015-06-02). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hofmann Apiaries" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Janesville Free Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Frame III, Robert M. (1979-03-26). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Seha Sorghum Syrup Mill". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Anderson, David C. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Strangers Refuge Lodge Number 74, IOOF". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vista Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ward, R. Percy, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Schmidt, Andrew; Molly Patterson-Lundgren (2019-08-09). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Waseca Commercial Historic District (PDF). Minnesota Department of Administration. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Waseca County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wolf, W.R., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ "Pine Cone B&B". Discover Waseca Tourism. 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
↑ "Phelps, Seth S., Farmhouse (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
↑ "Waseca County National Register of Historic Places". Waseca County Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

External links

Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society
Waseca County National Register of Historic Places—Waseca County Historical Society

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[1] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved December 8, 2023.

[NRHP_colors-2] 1 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.

[refnums-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] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Armstrong, W.J., Company Wholesale Grocers". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[5] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aughenbaugh, W.J., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[6] Anderson, David C. (1994-04-28). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bailey, Philo C., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[7] "History of the WCHS". Waseca County Historical Society. 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-12.

[8] Zahn, Thomas R.; Bethany Gladhill; Peg Reilly (2015-06-02). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hofmann Apiaries" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-31.

[9] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Janesville Free Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[10] Frame III, Robert M. (1979-03-26). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Seha Sorghum Syrup Mill". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[11] Anderson, David C. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Strangers Refuge Lodge Number 74, IOOF". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[12] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vista Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[13] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ward, R. Percy, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[14] Schmidt, Andrew; Molly Patterson-Lundgren (2019-08-09). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Waseca Commercial Historic District (PDF). Minnesota Department of Administration. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

[15] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Waseca County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[16] Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wolf, W.R., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[17] "Pine Cone B&B". Discover Waseca Tourism. 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-23.

[18] "Phelps, Seth S., Farmhouse (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[19] "Waseca County National Register of Historic Places". Waseca County Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

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