National Register of Historic Places listings in Stearns County, Minnesota
Location of Stearns County in Minnesota
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Stearns County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Stearns 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 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark. A supplementary list includes three additional sites that were formerly on the National Register.
- This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 16, 2016.[1]
Current listings
| [2] | Name on the Register[3] | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Arnold House |  |
(#94001409) |
32268 County Road 1 45°35′25″N 94°10′35″W / 45.590261°N 94.176262°W |
St. Cloud vicinity | 1884 owner/operator's house of the gristmill opposite, representative of the rural water-powered flour milling industry.[5] |
| 2 | John N. Bensen House |  |
(#82003050) |
402 6th Ave., S. 45°33′21″N 94°09′21″W / 45.55575°N 94.155722°W |
St. Cloud | 1904 house and carriage house significant for their Queen Anne architecture and association with a prosperous German-born businessman.[6] Now a bed and breakfast.[7] |
| 3 | Bishop's House/Chancery Office |  |
(#82003051) |
214 3rd Ave., S. 45°33′36″N 94°09′12″W / 45.559946°N 94.153292°W |
St. Cloud | Exemplary work of leading local architect Louis Pinault, built 1916 with French-influenced Second Renaissance Revival architecture.[8] |
| 4 | Christopher Borgerding House |  |
(#82003039) |
Washburn Ave. 45°27′06″N 95°00′14″W / 45.451723°N 95.003767°W |
Belgrade | Unusual 1904 Colonial Revival house of one of Belgrade's developers.[9] |
| 5 | Carter Block |  |
(#86001297) |
501–511 1st St., N. 45°33′44″N 94°09′34″W / 45.562222°N 94.159444°W |
St. Cloud | 1902 mixed-use commercial building that provided key retail, warehousing, and meeting space in developing St. Cloud.[10] |
| 6 | Church of St. Boniface |  |
(#93001234) |
203 S. 5th Ave. East 45°40′21″N 94°48′28″W / 45.672484°N 94.807838°W |
Melrose | 1899 church and 1907 rectory embodying the importance of ethnic parishes in the cultural and religious life of Minnesota's rural German American populace.[11] Now the Church of St. Mary.[12] |
| 7 | Church of St. Joseph-Catholic |  |
(#82003057) |
Minnesota St. and College Ave. 45°33′50″N 94°19′06″W / 45.563974°N 94.318391°W |
St. Joseph | One of five rural Catholic churches built in Stearns County to anchor a German, Polish, or Slovene immigrant settlement.[13] |
| 8 | Church of St. Mary Help of Christians-Catholic |  |
(#82003049) |
County Highway 7 45°28′47″N 94°09′08″W / 45.479655°N 94.152102°W |
St. Augusta | One of five rural Catholic churches built in Stearns County to anchor a German, Polish, or Slovene immigrant settlement.[14] |
| 9 | Church of St. Stephen-Catholic | _1.jpg) |
(#82003059) |
County Highway 7 45°42′06″N 94°16′30″W / 45.701536°N 94.27487°W |
St. Stephen | One of five rural Catholic churches built in Stearns County to anchor a German, Polish, or Slovene immigrant settlement.[15] |
| 10 | Church of the Immaculate Conception-Catholic | .jpg) |
(#82003038) |
County Highway 9 45°39′42″N 94°28′29″W / 45.661739°N 94.474807°W |
Avon | One of five rural Catholic churches built in Stearns County to anchor a German, Polish, or Slovene immigrant settlement.[16] |
| 11 | Church of the Sacred Heart (Catholic) |  |
(#91000906) |
110 3rd Ave., NE. 45°39′46″N 94°41′10″W / 45.662725°N 94.686248°W |
Freeport | 1905 church that anchored a Catholic German American community settled in 1876.[17] |
| 12 | Clark and McCormack Quarry and House |  |
(#82003046) |
Minnesota Highway 23 at Pine St. 45°28′24″N 94°20′05″W / 45.473462°N 94.334847°W |
Rockville | Leading granite quarry established in 1907—source of "Rockville Pink" structural stone—and owner's 1924 house, representatives of a major regional industry.[18] |
| 13 | Nehemiah P. Clarke House |  |
(#82003052) |
356 3rd Ave., S. 45°33′30″N 94°09′07″W / 45.55835°N 94.151833°W |
St. Cloud | 1893 Queen Anne house of a pioneer merchant and lumberman.[19] |
| 14 | Fair Haven Flour Mill |  |
(#78001574) |
Off County Highway 7 45°19′01″N 94°12′53″W / 45.31697°N 94.214699°W |
Fair Haven Township | 1867 water-powered gristmill, Minnesota's third-oldest surviving mill.[20] Now preserved in a county park.[21] |
| 15 | Fifth Avenue Commercial Buildings |  |
(#82003053) |
14–30 5th Ave., S. 45°33′38″N 94°09′26″W / 45.560616°N 94.157317°W |
St. Cloud | Block of six commercial buildings built 1883–1914, representing the history and architecture of St. Cloud's central business district.[22] |
| 16 | First National Bank |  |
(#82003054) |
501 St. Germain St. 45°33′41″N 94°09′31″W / 45.561279°N 94.158553°W |
St. Cloud | 1889 home of an influential bank, called St. Cloud's "finest designed and best preserved commercial building."[23] |
| 17 | First State Bank | _1.jpg) |
(#82003058) |
23 Minnesota St., W. 45°33′53″N 94°19′08″W / 45.564719°N 94.318818°W |
St. Joseph | 1918 bank building noted for its sophisticated terracotta façade; a rare Minnesota example of Egyptian Revival architecture.[24] |
| 18 | Foley-Brower-Bohmer House |  |
(#78001563) |
385 3rd Ave., S. 45°33′24″N 94°09′08″W / 45.556725°N 94.152345°W |
St. Cloud | Exemplary 1889 Richardsonian Romanesque house successively owned by industrialist brothers Timothy and Thomas Foley and politician Ripley B. Brower.[25] |
| 19 | Freeport Roller Mill and Miller's House |  |
(#82003043) |
Mary St. 45°39′43″N 94°41′18″W / 45.661863°N 94.688378°W |
Freeport | Steam-powered milling complex dating back to 1898.[26] The mill burned down in December 2011.[27] |
| 20 | Anton Gogala Farmstead |  |
(#82003048) |
Minnesota Highway 238 and County Highway 39 45°40′25″N 94°36′20″W / 45.673556°N 94.60546°W |
St. Anthony vicinity | Well-preserved example of a traditional small-scale farmstead, with several log buildings dating as far back as 1875. Also associated with an immigrant family that helped found the Slovene American community of St. Anthony.[28] |
| 21 | Eugene Hermanutz House |  |
(#82003040) |
302 N. Red River Ave. 45°27′34″N 94°25′43″W / 45.459376°N 94.42866°W |
Cold Spring | One of three adjacent houses built 1907–12 by the co-owners of the Cold Spring Brewing Company, significant for their architecture and association with the area's leading industry.[29] |
| 22 | Kimball Prairie Village Hall |  |
(#82003045) |
Main St. and Hazel 45°18′45″N 94°18′03″W / 45.31259°N 94.300748°W |
Kimball | 1908 municipal hall built to co-house several government and public services.[30] |
| 23 | Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home |  |
(#68000027) |
812 Sinclair Lewis Ave. 45°44′14″N 94°57′27″W / 45.737294°N 94.957382°W |
Sauk Centre | Childhood home from 1885 to 1902 of Sinclair Lewis, who would become the most famous American novelist of the 1920s.[31] Now a house museum.[32] |
| 24 | Michael Majerus House |  |
(#78001564) |
404 9th Ave., S. 45°33′20″N 94°09′36″W / 45.555661°N 94.159896°W |
St. Cloud | 1891 house significant as St. Cloud's finest example of Second Empire architecture.[33] Now a bed & breakfast.[34] |
| 25 | Minnesota Home School for Girls Historic District | .jpg) |
(#88003090) |
Off Minnesota Highway 302 45°45′06″N 94°56′49″W / 45.751651°N 94.947013°W |
Sauk Centre | Minnesota's first all-female youth detention center, established in 1911 on a Cottage Plan design by Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.[35] Now Eagle's Healing Nest veteran care center.[36] |
| 26 | Model School |  |
(#88003072) |
826 1st Ave., S. 45°33′05″N 94°08′54″W / 45.55133°N 94.148313°W |
St. Cloud | Minnesota's oldest surviving laboratory school building, constructed in 1913 for a normal school established in 1869.[37] Now St. Cloud State University's Riverview Hall.[38] |
| 27 | Original Main Street Historic District | .jpg){kind=small} |
(#94000758) |
Main St. between S. 8th and N. 3rd Sts. 45°44′14″N 94°57′07″W / 45.73714°N 94.951975°W |
Sauk Centre | 10-block district considered the inspiration for Sinclair Lewis's 1920 novel Main Street and the concept of "Main Street" as a symbol of American small towns.[39] Comprises 74 contributing properties.[40] |
| 28 | John Oster House |  |
(#82003041) |
201 N. Red River Ave. 45°27′29″N 94°25′46″W / 45.458151°N 94.429341°W |
Cold Spring | One of three adjacent houses built 1907–12 by the co-owners of the Cold Spring Brewing Company, significant for their architecture and association with the area's leading industry.[41] |
| 29 | Palmer House Hotel |  |
(#82003047) |
500 Sinclair Lewis Ave. 45°44′15″N 94°57′08″W / 45.737399°N 94.952302°W |
Sauk Centre | Example of a once-common hotel type catering specifically to traveling salesmen, built 1901 and expanded 1916.[42] Also a contributing property to the Original Main Street Historic District.[40] |
| 30 | Pan Motor Company Office and Sheet Metal Works |  |
(#84001694) |
435-437 33rd Ave., N. 45°33′43″N 94°11′55″W / 45.561867°N 94.198687°W |
St. Cloud | 1919 remnants of St. Cloud's first large industrial complex and Minnesota's leading, if short-lived, auto manufacturer (in operation 1917–1922).[43] |
| 31 | Ferdinand Peters House |  |
(#82003042) |
214 N. Red River Ave. 45°27′32″N 94°25′43″W / 45.458919°N 94.428601°W |
Cold Spring | One of three adjacent houses built 1907–12 by the co-owners of the Cold Spring Brewing Company, significant for their architecture and association with the area's leading industry.[44] |
| 32 | St. Benedict's Convent and College Historic District |  |
(#89000160) |
College Ave. and Minnesota St. 45°33′47″N 94°19′07″W / 45.563163°N 94.318684°W |
St. Joseph | Convent and girls' boarding school campus representing the impact and growth of the world's largest Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict community.[45] |
| 33 | St. Cloud Commercial Historic District |  |
(#98000153) |
Roughly along W. St. Germain St., between 5th and 10th Aves. 45°33′36″N 94°09′40″W / 45.559919°N 94.161023°W |
St. Cloud | Central business district with 41 contributing properties built primarily 1870–1947.[46][47] |
| 34 | St. Cloud Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District |  |
(#12000524) |
4801 Veterans Dr. 45°34′28″N 94°12′49″W / 45.574327°N 94.213654°W |
St. Cloud | Veterans Administration Hospital significant for the local political efforts towards its establishment, its impact on health care for Minnesota veterans, and its Colonial and Classical Revival architecture. Contains 34 contributing properties built 1923–1950.[48] |
| 35 | St. John's Abbey and University Historic District |  |
(#79001256) |
County Highway 159 45°34′47″N 94°23′37″W / 45.579813°N 94.393544°W |
Collegeville | Historically and architecturally significant campus of a leading religious and educational institution of the Order of Saint Benedict,[49] with 17 contributing properties built 1868–1959.[50] |
| 36 | Stearns County Courthouse and Jail |  |
(#82003056) |
705 Courthouse Sq. 45°33′38″N 94°09′45″W / 45.560661°N 94.162432°W |
St. Cloud | 1921 Beaux-Arts courthouse and 1922 Prairie School jail, prominent symbols of Stearns County government.[51] |
Former listings
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart | Upload image | (#82003044) | Off County Highway 9 |
Holdingford vicinity | One of five rural Catholic churches built in Stearns County to anchor a German, Polish, or Slovene immigrant settlement.[52] Moved in 1989.[53] | |
| 2 | St. Cloud Post Office/City Hall | Upload image | (#76001074) | 314 St. Germain St. |
St. Cloud | 1902 Renaissance Revival post office relocated and converted to city hall in 1937. Demolished in 1986 to make way for a convention center.[54] | |
| 3 | St. Cloud Public Library | Upload image | (#82003055) | 124 5th Ave. S. |
St. Cloud | 1939 library.[55] Demolished in 1981.[53] |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
References
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.
- 1 2 Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-24). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Roberts, Norene; Lewis Wixon; William Morgan (1993-07-10). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Arnold, Francis House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bensen, John N., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ "Heritage House Bed & Breakfast". Heritage House Bed & Breakfast. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Bishop's House/Chancery Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form:Christopher Borgerding House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Eggleston, Rod; Richard Burns (1985-08-07). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Carter Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ Granger, Sue; Patricia Murphy (1993-06-01). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Boniface (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ↑ "History". Church of St. Mary. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Stearns County Ethnic Hamlet Catholic Churches: Church of Saint Joseph". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Stearns County Ethnic Hamlet Catholic Churches: Church of Saint Mary Help of Christians". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Stearns County Ethnic Hamlet Catholic Churches: Church of Saint Stephen". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Stearns County Ethnic Hamlet Catholic Churches: Church of the Immaculate Conception". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ Koop, Michael (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of the Sacred Heart (Catholic)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form:Clark and McCormack Quarry & House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (September 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form:Clarke, Nehemiah P., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Dunwiddie, Foster W. (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fair Haven Flour Mill" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ "Fairhaven Mill Park". Stearns County, Minnesota. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Fifth Avenue Commercial Buildings" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: First National Bank" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: First State Bank" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Nelson, Charles W. (1977-11-08). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Foley-Brower-Bohmer House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Swany White Flour Mill & Miller's House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Bowen, Amy; Dave Aeikens (2011-12-27). "Fire destroys iconic Freeport flour mill". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minn. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Gogala, Anton, Farmstead" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ "Cold Spring Brewers' Houses: Hermanutz, Eugene, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Kimball Prairie Village Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ Lissandrello, Stephen (1975-08-05). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home". City of Sauk Centre. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ Nelson, Charles (1977-11-09). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Majerus, Michael, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "Victorian Oaks Bed & Breakfast". Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ Koop, Michael (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Minnesota Home School for Girls Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "Eagle's Healing Nest". Eagle's Healing Nest. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ↑ Koop, Michael (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Model School, St. Cloud State Normal School". National Park Service.
- ↑ "Riverview". St. Cloud State University. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ Hess, Jeffrey A.; Heather E. Maginnis (1993-09-20). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Original Main Street Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- 1 2 "Original Main Street Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "Cold Spring Brewers' Houses: Oster, John, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Palmer House Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ Anderson, Rolf T. (1983-10-21). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pan Motor Company Office and Sheet Metal Works" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "Cold Spring Brewers' Houses: Peters, Ferdinand, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Koop, Michael (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Benedict's Convent and College Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ Granger, Susan; Kay Grossman (1997-06-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Cloud Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "St. Cloud Commercial Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ Doerrfeld, Dean; Patrick Thompson; Matthew D. McMahan; Trent Spurlock (2012-05-25). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Cloud Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District". National Park Service.
- ↑ Tegeder, Vincent G.; Charles W. Nelson (1978-03-15). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. John's Abbey and University Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "Saint John's Abbey and University Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Stearns County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ↑ "Stearns County Ethnic Hamlet Catholic Churches: Church of the Sacred Heart (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- 1 2 Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ↑ El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816635153.
- ↑ "St. Cloud Public Library (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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