Historic Districts
Wisconsin - Douglas County
Douglas County Wisconsin has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Davidson Windmill and METEOR (Whaleback carrier), Berkshire Block, Brule-St. Croix Portage and Descent Block.

The famous person Martin Pattison is associated with one of more of the Douglas County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Douglas County places including American Steel Barge Company, Jacob Davidson, Alexander McDougall, Carl Wirth, Land & River Improvement Company, U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses, C.C. Haight, Inc. R.C. Buck, Royer & Radcliff and Porter and Padley Conover. Prominent architectural styles found in Douglas Country are Romanesque, Chicago and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Berkshire Block (added 1985 - - #85001466)
Also known as Amsoil Building
917--927 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Brule-St. Croix Portage (added 1970 - - #70000033)
Brule River State Park , Solon Springs
Foreverwiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Native American, European, Commerce, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Multiple
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land, Water-Related
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Davidson Windmill (added 1979 - - #79000075)
SE of Superior on WI 13 , Superior
Northshorehiker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davidson,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Descent Block (added 1985 - - #85003678)
Also known as Superior National Bank Building
502--520 Twenty-second Ave. E , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Douglas County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000664)
Also known as 1030741846;1020751833;0502783014;1031771749;0902712;02047721
1313 Belknap St. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Royer & Radcliff
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Empire Block (added 1985 - - #85001467)
1202--1208 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wirth,Carl
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Lake Nebagamon Auditorium (added 1981 - - #81000041)
1st St. , Lake Nebagamon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
R.C. Buck,Inc.
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Civic
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium
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METEOR (Whaleback carrier) (added 1974 - - #74000081)
Also known as Frank Rockefeller
NW tip of Barkers Island , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Invention, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Maryland Block (added 1985 - - #85001468)
Also known as Badger Building;Telegram Building
1221--1227 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Massachusetts Block (added 1985 - - #85001469)
Also known as Claude's Sampson Mart;Gran-Ma's Laundry
1525--1531 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Minnesota Block-Board of Trade Bldg. (added 1985 - - #85001470)
1501--1511 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Haight,C.C.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
New Jersey Building (added 1983 - - #83003373)
Also known as Globe News Building;Opera House Drug Store
1422-1432 Tower Ave. and 1705-1723 Belknap Ave. , Superior
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Land & River Improvement Company
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
New York Block (added 1985 - - #85001472)
1402--1412 Tower Ave. , Superior
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Northern Block (added 1985 - - #85001471)
Also known as Bernard's Mini Market/Apartments
2229 East 5th St. , Superior
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Conover,Porter and Padley
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Pattison, Martin, House (added 1981 - - #81000042)
Also known as Douglas County Historical Museum
906 E. 2nd St. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Pattison,Martin
Significant Year:
1891, 1889
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Roosevelt Terrace (added 2005 - - #04001483)
1700-1714 N. 21st St. and 2105-2109 Ogden Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wirth, Carl
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
St. Joseph Orphan Home (added 1984 - - #84004011)
Also known as St. Joseph Children's Home
1200 Fifteenth Ave. E , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Uhlrich,Emile
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Art, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Superior Entry South Breakwater Light (added 2007 - - #07000102)
Also known as Superior Harbor Entry South Breakwater Light
Superior Entry S. Breakwater offshore end. 0.4 mi. NE of Wisconsin Point , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Engineering, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Trade and Commerce Building (added 1979 - - #79000076)
Also known as Old Superior City Hall
916 Hammond Ave. , Superior
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnston,Clarence H.,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Washington Block (added 1985 - - #85001473)
Also known as Burlington Northern Office
1517--1523 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Wemyss Building (added 1985 - - #85001474)
Also known as Kresge Building
1301--1305 Tower Ave. , Superior
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wirth,Carl
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
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