National Register of Historic Places - Minnesota (MN), Waseca County

Waseca County Minnesota has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Seha Sorghum Mill and Waseca County Courthouse, Armstrong, W. J., Company Wholesale Grocers, Aughenbaugh, John W., House and Bailey, Philo C., House.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Waseca County historic places including Cornelius L. Seha, J.W. Aughenbaugh, W.G. Ward, Philo C. Bailey and W.R. Wolf.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Waseca County places including Cornelius L. Seha, J.D. Carroll, Orff & Joraleman, Henry A. Paine and E.S. Stebbins. Prominent architectural styles found in Waseca Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Gothic Revival.

Armstrong, W. J., Company Wholesale Grocers (added 1982 - #82003067)

202 2nd St., SW , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Warehouse

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Aughenbaugh, John W., House (added 1982 - #82003068)

Also known as Masonic Temple

831 3rd Ave., NE , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Historic Person:

Aughenbaugh,J.W.

Significant Year:

1897

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

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Bailey, Philo C., House (added 1994 - #94001384)

401 2nd Ave. NE. , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Bailey, Philo C.

Significant Year:

1872

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato Railroad Depot (added 1982 - #82005054)

Also known as Waldorf Depot

Main St. , Waldorf

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.

Eaco Mill (added 1982 - #82005055)

212 Third Ave. NW , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Hoffman Apiaries (added 2016 - #15000982)

Janesville, Janesville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1949 AD

Janesville Free Public Library (added 1982 - #82003065)

102 W. 2nd St. , Janesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

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REMOVED

Phelps, Seth S., Farmhouse (added 1993 - #82000564)

Co. Hwy. 2 , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Seha Sorghum Mill (added 1979 - #79003718)

Co. Hwy. 5 , Janesville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Seha,Cornelius L.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Seha,Cornelius L.

Significant Year:

1930, 1905

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Social History, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Strangers Refuge Lodge Number 74, IOOF (added 2006 - #06000601)

Also known as New Richland Odd Fellows Hall

119 S. Broadway Ave. , New Richland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Vista Lutheran Church (added 1982 - #82000565)

N of New Richland off MN 13 , New Richland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

European, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Ward, Roscoe P., House (added 1982 - #82003069)

804 E. Elm Ave. , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stebbins,E.S.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Ward,W.G.

Significant Year:

1897, 1896

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Waseca Commercial Historic District (added 2020 - #100004864)

Centering on State St. between Third Ave. NE/NW and Second Ave. SE/SW; Roughly Bounded by Second St. NW/SW and the Canadian Pacific RR Tracks, Waseca

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Area of Significance:

Commerce

Waseca County Courthouse (added 1982 - #82003070)

307 N. State St. , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carroll,J.D., Orff & Joraleman

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Wolf, William R., House (added 1982 - #82003071)

522 2nd Ave., NE , Waseca

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Wolf,W.R.

Significant Year:

1895

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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