Minnesota - Kandiyohi County
Kandiyohi County Minnesota has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bosch, John, Farmstead, District No. 55 School, Mount Tom Lookout Shelter, Sibley State Park, Sibley State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District and Willmar Hospital Farm for Inebriates Historic District dating back to 1499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Kandiyohi County historic places including John H. Bosch, Victor Emmanuel Lawson and John M. Spicer.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kandiyohi County places including Civilian Conservation Corps, National Park Service, Clarence H. Johnston Sr., Edward Barber, Andreas Broman, Frank E. Broman, William M. Ingemann, Lars & Guri Endreson, WPA and William Linley Alban. Prominent architectural styles found in Kandiyohi Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Bosch, John, Farmstead (added 1987 - - #87000620)
Also known as Bosch Farmstead
8191 CR 4 SE , Lake Lillian
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Bosch,John H.
Significant Year:
1937, 1931
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
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Broman, Andreas, Johanna, Anna and Frank E., Farmstead (added 1991 - - #91000098)
Off Co. Rd. 8 between Swan Lake and Kasota Lake, Kandiyohi Township , Kandiyohi
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
District No. 55 School (added 1987 - - #87000619)
Also known as Svea School
Co. Hwy. 13 , Willmar
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Endreson, Lars and Guri, House (added 1986 - - #86001920)
Also known as Guri Endreson Cabin
Off Co. Hwy. 5 , Willmar
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Hotel Atwater (added 1986 - - #86001330)
Also known as Atwater Inn
322 Atlantic Ave. , Atwater
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Kasota Lake Site (added 2012 - - #12000559)
Address Restricted, Kandiyohi
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Lakeland Hotel (added 2012 - - #12000006)
407 Litchfield Ave. SW., 302 4th St. SW., Willmar
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
Larson, A., & Co. Building (added 1989 - - #89000156)
Also known as A. Larson & Co.
539 W. Pacific Ave. , Willmar
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Mount Tom Lookout Shelter, Sibley State Park (added 1993 - - #91002030)
Off US 71, SW of jct. with MN 9, Lake Andrew Township , New London
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, Barber,Edward
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Sibley State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District (added 1992 - - #89001673)
Also known as Sibley State Park
Off US 71 W of New London , New London
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
Spicer, John M., House (added 1986 - - #86001545)
515 Seventh St. NW , Willmar
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Spicer,John M.
Significant Year:
1886
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Spicer, John M., Summer House and Farm (added 1986 - - #86002292)
Also known as Spicer Castle
600 S. Lake Ave. , Spicer
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Willmar Auditorium (added 1991 - - #91000976)
311 6th St. SW. , Willmar
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA, Ingemann,William M.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Clubhouse, Meeting Hall, Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Clubhouse, Meeting Hall, Sport Facility, Theater
More Information:
Willmar Hospital Farm for Inebriates Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001535)
Also known as Willmar State Hospital
Off US 71 , Willmar
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnston,Clarence H.,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
More Information:
Willmar Municipal Airport (added 2013 - - #12001174)
2321 Airport Dr., Willmar
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Rice, John L.
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
Willmar Tribune Building (added 2007 - - #07000425)
311 Fourth St. SW , Willmar
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Lawson, Victor Emmanuel
Area of Significance:
Communications, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
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