Minnesota - Waseca County
Waseca County Minnesota has 14 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.

Many famous people 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
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Aughenbaugh, John W., House (added 1982 - - #82003068)
Also known as Masonic Temple
831 3rd Ave., NE , Waseca
Jatakuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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
Jatakuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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:
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:
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:
Waseca County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82003070)
307 N. State St. , Waseca
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Wolf, William R., House (added 1982 - - #82003071)
522 2nd Ave., NE , Waseca
Jatakuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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