North Dakota - Mercer County
Mercer County North Dakota has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Big Hidatsa Village Site, Fort Clark Archeological District, High Butte Effigy and Village Site (32ME13), Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Archeological District and Fort Clark Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Plains Woodland-Besant, Mandan, Hidatsa and Crow dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Mercer County historic places including George Catlin and John J. Audubon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mercer County places including Dibley and Robinson, Frederick Walcott Kieth, Chase & Westlin, G.H. Korupp, William D. Gillespie and Herman Leonard. Prominent architectural styles found in Mercer Country are Art Deco, International Style and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Beulah School (added 1997 - - #97001200)
Also known as Beulah High School;Beulah Middle School;32ME1663
205 2nd St., NW , Beulah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Leonard, Herman, Kieth, Frederick Walcott
Architectural Style:
International Style, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Big Hidatsa Village Site (added 1966 - - #66000600)
N bank of Knife River, 1 mi. N of Stanton , Stanton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Native American, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Hidatsa Indian
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility
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Fort Clark Archeological District (added 1986 - - #86002800)
North Dakota Highway 200 Alternate , Stanton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Science, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Arikara, Mandan, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Military Facility, Pedestrian Related, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Education
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
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Hazen High School (added 1991 - - #77001026)
400 Central Ave. , Hazen
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chase & Westlin, Gillespie,William D.
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
High Butte Effigy and Village Site (32ME13) (added 1978 - - #78001991)
Also known as 32ME13
Address Restricted , Riverdale
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Plains Woodland-Besant
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Knife River Bridge near Stanton (added 2001 - - #01000428)
Cty. Rd., 4 mi. W and 1 mi. N of Stanton , Stanton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dibley and Robinson
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74002220)
Address Restricted , Stanton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Audubon,John J., Catlin,George
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Mandan, Hidatsa, Crow
Period of Significance:
3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Krause, Fred, House (added 1992 - - #92000344)
Also known as Joe Friedlander House
321 W. Main St. , Hazen
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Korupp,G.H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church (added 2005 - - #05000625)
Also known as 32ME2199
4474 1st NW , Hazen
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
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