National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Douglas County

Douglas County Wisconsin has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include METEOR (whaleback carrier) (Boundary Decrease), Davidson Windmill, METEOR (Whaleback carrier) and Wisconsin Point and Berkshire Block.

Several famous people are associated with these Douglas County historic places including Martin Pattison and Antoine Gordon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Douglas County places including American Steel Barge Company, Captain Alexander McDougall, Jacob Davidson, Carl Wirth, Inc. R.C. Buck, Emile Uhlrich, Clarence H. Johnston Sr., Land & River Improvement Company, Royer & Radcliff and C.C. Haight. 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

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Gordon, Antoine and Sarah, House (added 2022 - - #100007769)

97 Cty. Rd. Y, Gordon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Gordon, Antoine

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Ethnic Heritage-Native American

Period of Significance:

1859-1888 AD

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

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METEOR (whaleback carrier) (Boundary Decrease) (added 2018 - - #100002377)

Also known as FRANK ROCKEFELLER, SOUTH PARK

NW tip of Barkers Island, Superior

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

American Steel Barge Company, McDougall, Captain Alexander

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Transportation, Invention, Engineering, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1896-1969 AD, 1896-1896 AD

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

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REMOVED

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

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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

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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

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New York Block (added 1985 - - #85001472)

1402--1412 Tower Ave. , Superior

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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

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Northern Block (added 1985 - - #85001471)

Also known as Bernard's Mini Market/Apartments

2229 East 5th St. , Superior

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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

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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

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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:

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Trade and Commerce Building (added 1979 - - #79000076)

Also known as Old Superior City Hall

916 Hammond Ave. , Superior

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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:

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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:

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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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Wisconsin Point (added 2021 - - #100006701)

Also known as 47 DG-24

Address Restricted, Superior

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Area of Significance:

Archeology-Historic Aboriginal, Social History, Ethnic Heritage-Native American, Religion