Wisconsin - Barron County
Barron County Wisconsin has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Barron County Pipestone Quarry and Rice Lake Mounds (47 BN-90), Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Passsenger Station, Cumberland Public Library and Island of Happy Days.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Chippewa, Late Woodland, Ojibwa, Sioux, Eastern Dakota and Archaic dating back to 4999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Barron County places including Horace P. Padley, Arthur Huen, C.H. Patsche and English Bros.. Prominent architectural styles found in Barron Country are Art Deco, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Barron County Pipestone Quarry (added 1978 - - #78000077)
Also known as Pipestone Quarry
Address Restricted , Rice Lake
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Chippewa
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 4000-4499 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Passsenger Station (added 2007 - - #07000588)
Also known as Omaha Station, Rice Lake Depot
426 Tainter Ave. , Rice Lake
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Padley, Horace P.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
More Information:
Cumberland Public Library (added 1992 - - #92000804)
1305 Second Ave. , Cumberland
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patsche,C.H.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Franklin School (added 2015 - - #15000107)
Rice Lake, Rice Lake
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Island of Happy Days (added 1995 - - #95000141)
Also known as Stout's Lodge
Stout Island, Red Cedar Lake , Cedar Lake
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Huen, Arthur
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Rice Lake Carnegie Library (added 1986 - - #80000434)
16 S. Main St. , Rice Lake
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
English Bros.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Other
Rice Lake Mounds (47 BN-90) (added 1979 - - #79000059)
Also known as Rice Lake Mound Group;47 BN-90
Address Restricted , Rice Lake
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland, Ojibwa, Sioux
Period of Significance:
1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
St. Mary's Rectory (added 2011 - - #11000152)
1575 Second Ave, Cumberland
Nbentz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
More Information:
Stebbins, Edward N. and Mary T., House (added 2006 - - #06000945)
130 E. Division Ave. , Barron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Wajiwan ji Mashkode Archeological District (added 2003 - - #03000938)
Also known as Mountain of the Prarie Acheological District; 47BN18 47BN75, 47BN77 47BN253 47BN283
Address Restricted , Rice Lake
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Industry, Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Eastern Dakota, Ojibwa, Archaic, Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
3000-4999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Extractive Facility, Processing Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest
ZCBJ Hall (added 1985 - - #85000768)
Also known as Community Hall
320 W. 3rd St. , Haugen
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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