National Register of Historic Places - Minnesota (MN), Aitkin County

Aitkin County Minnesota has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Malmo Mounds and Village Site, Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Historic District and Savanna Portage, Aitkin Carnegie Library and Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Woodland Tradition, Kathio Phase, Malmo, St. Croix and Ojibwa dating back to 999 BC.

The famous person Patrick Casey is associated with one of more of the Aitkin County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Aitkin County places including N.J. Holden, Fritz Slathar, King & Day Toltz, Claude & Stark, Henry Seth and E.C. Pell. Prominent architectural styles found in Aitkin Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

ANDY GIBSON (shipwreck) (added 2012 - - #12000558)

Address Restricted, Aitkin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Maritime History, Engineering, Commerce, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Aitkin Carnegie Library (added 1982 - - #82002924)

Also known as Aitkin Public library

121 2nd St., NW , Aitkin

Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Claude & Stark

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:

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Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail (added 1982 - - #82002923)

209 and 217 2nd St., NW , Aitkin

Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pell,E.C., Toltz,King & Day

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office

More Information:

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Arthyde Stone House (added 1982 - - #82002930)

CR 27 , McGrath

Mllwydmn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Bethelhem Lutheran Church (added 1982 - - #82002928)

Also known as Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church

Off Co. Hwy. 12 , Aitkin

Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Casey, Patrick, House (added 1982 - - #82002925)

4th St. SE and 2nd Ave. , Aitkin

Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holden,N.J.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Casey,Patrick

Significant Year:

1901

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure

More Information:

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Malmo Mounds and Village Site (added 1975 - - #75000974)

Address Restricted , McGrath

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Woodland Tradition, Woodland Tradition, Kathio Phase

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence (added 1982 - - #82002929)

SW Elm St. and Ione Ave. , Hill City

Lashaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Northern Pacific Depot (added 1982 - - #82002926)

20 Pacific St., SW , Aitkin

Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Pine--Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area (added 2016 - - #16000276)

Aitkin, Aitkin

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949 AD

Potter/Casey Company Building (added 1982 - - #82002927)

E. Minnesota Ave. between 1st and 2nd Sts., NW , Aitkin

Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000284)

Address Restricted , McGregor

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Native American, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Malmo, St. Croix, Ojibwa

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Cemetery, Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Savanna Portage (added 1973 - - #73000963)

Off Co. Hwy. 5 in Savanna Portage State Park , McGregor

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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