National Register of Historic Places listings in Chisago County, Minnesota

Location of Chisago County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chisago County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 18 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes three additional sites that were formerly listed on the National Register.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 16, 2016.^[1]

History

Chisago County's National Register properties reflect its role as an early focus of Euro-American settlement in Minnesota and its evolving land use. An intensive logging industry beginning in the 1830s gave way to agriculture, spurred by railroad access and increased European immigration—particularly Swedish immigration—by the 1870s. Several properties reflect the prosperity achieved by several individuals of this period in the county's booming trackside towns. Around the beginning of the 20th century, Chisago County developed a modest resort and tourism industry.^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Gustaf Anderson House		July 21, 1980 (#80002000)	13045 Lake Boulevard 45°23′24″N 92°50′33″W / 45.389968°N 92.842621°W	Lindstrom	1879 brick Italianate house of a notable settler and land speculator.[5] Now a Chisago County Historical Society museum.[6]
2	Angel's Hill Historic District		April 11, 1972 (#72000675)	Roughly bounded by Military Rd. and Mill, Mulberry, and Government Sts. 45°24′01″N 92°39′18″W / 45.400379°N 92.655129°W	Taylors Falls	Architecturally cohesive mid-19th-century neighborhood of New England-style Greek Revival buildings,[7] with 28 contributing properties including the 1854 Folsom House.[8]
3	Archeological Site No. 21CH23		January 16, 1989 (#88003129)	Address restricted[9]	Taylors Falls	Shell midden accumulated from 600 to 1499 CE with very few artifacts, indicating a briefly but repeatedly used site for harvesting mussels that could illuminate Woodland period subistence and settlement patterns.[10]
4	J.C. Carlson House		July 21, 1980 (#80002004)	640 Bremer Ave., S. 45°40′59″N 92°57′41″W / 45.682936°N 92.961324°W	Rush City	1899 Queen Anne house designed by Augustus F. Gauger for the leading entrepreneur of Chisago County's leading railroad town.[11]
5	Center City Historic District		July 21, 1980 (#80001996)	Summit Ave. 45°23′39″N 92°49′00″W / 45.394167°N 92.816667°W	Center City	Chisago County's best-preserved late-19th/early-20th-century residential district, whose 19 houses and one church also reflect the area's Swedish Lutheran heritage.[12]
6	John Daubney House		July 21, 1980 (#80002008)	767 River St. 45°24′35″N 92°39′02″W / 45.409586°N 92.65059°W	Taylors Falls	c. 1870 Italianate house purchased by a prominent early settler for his retirement in 1893.[13]
7	Franconia Historic District		June 17, 1980 (#80000406)	Roughly Cornelian, Summer, and Henry Sts. 45°22′11″N 92°41′36″W / 45.369725°N 92.693346°W	Franconia	Community of seven houses built 1850s–1880s embodying pioneer settlement on the St. Croix River.[14]
8	Grant House		July 21, 1980 (#80002005)	4th St. and Bremer 45°41′05″N 92°57′43″W / 45.684599°N 92.961958°W	Rush City	Longstanding hotel built in 1896 during Rush City's peak as a stop on the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad.[15]
9	Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Campground		June 11, 1992 (#92000638)	Off U.S. Route 8 45°23′33″N 92°40′08″W / 45.3925°N 92.668889°W	Taylors Falls vicinity	Six park structures built 1938–1941 significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, early state park development, National Park Service rustic design, and landscape architecture.[16]
10	Interstate State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District		June 11, 1992 (#89001664)	Off U.S. Route 8 45°24′00″N 92°39′04″W / 45.400004°N 92.651205°W	Taylors Falls vicinity	Six park structures built 1920–1939 significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, early state park development, National Park Service rustic design, and landscape architecture.[17]
11	Frank A. Larson House		July 21, 1980 (#80002001)	12625 Newell Ave. 45°23′18″N 92°51′02″W / 45.388274°N 92.850571°W	Lindstrom	c. 1898 summer home noted for its association with the local resort and tourism industry and its especially picturesque design.[18]
12	Moody Barn		July 21, 1980 (#80001998)	County Highway 24 45°18′07″N 92°52′15″W / 45.301826°N 92.870768°W	Chisago Lake Township	1915 round barn, prominent symbol of Chisago County's early-20th-century dairy farming industry.[19] Now a Chisago County Historical Society property.[20]
13	Paul Munch House		May 4, 1976 (#76001050)	Summer St. 45°22′16″N 92°41′39″W / 45.371134°N 92.694047°W	Franconia	Rare Minnesota example, built c. 1855, of an affluent, late Greek Revival-style house.[21] Also a contributing property to the Franconia Historic District.[22]
14	Munch-Roos House		November 20, 1970 (#70000289)	360 Bench St. [now 190 2nd St.] 45°24′13″N 92°39′08″W / 45.403524°N 92.6521°W	Taylors Falls	Rare intact example, built 1853, of the modest Greek Revival houses once common in Minnesota Territory.[23]
15	Point Douglas to Superior Military Road: Deer Creek Section		February 7, 1991 (#90002200)	Off County Highway 16 45°30′22″N 92°43′04″W / 45.505986°N 92.717743°W	Amador Township	1853 section of the Point Douglas to Superior Military Road, some of the first transportation infrastructure in Minnesota. Now part of Wild River State Park's trail system.[24][25]
16	Sayer House		July 21, 1980 (#80002002)	County Highways 9 and 30 45°35′09″N 92°58′27″W / 45.585833°N 92.974167°W	Harris	Large Italianate house/inn built c. 1875, dating to a period of land speculation as Chisago County was settled.[26] Also known as the George Flanders House.[27]
17	Taylors Falls Public Library		October 15, 1970 (#70000290)	473 Bench St. 45°24′14″N 92°39′10″W / 45.40397°N 92.652815°W	Taylors Falls	Example of an early small-town library as well as Carpenter Gothic and Stick style architecture, stemming from an 1887 conversion of an 1854 building.[28]
18	Charles A. Victor House		July 21, 1980 (#80002003)	30495 Park St. 45°23′21″N 92°50′53″W / 45.38929°N 92.848004°W	Lindstrom	c. 1905 house of one of the entrepreneurs who helped develop their respective Chisago County towns.[29]

Former listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Aaron Diffenbacher Farmhouse	Upload image	July 21, 1980 (#80002007)	June 22, 1998	County Highway 5	Rushseba Township	Greek Revival farmhouse built c. 1868. Burned down by an accidental fire on April 3, 1985.[30]
2	Chisago County Courthouse		July 21, 1980 (#80001997)	September 17, 1990	Main St. (original address) Current coordinates are 45°27′50″N 92°44′33″W / 45.463936°N 92.742502°W	Center City	1876 courthouse.[31] Moved in 1990 for a new government center; now located on the Almelund Threshing Show Grounds with other preserved buildings.[32]
3	Johnson Block	Upload image	July 31, 1980 (#80002006)	May 15, 1987	4th St. and Ave. D	Rush City	Prominent 1897 Romanesque Revival commercial building. Destroyed by a fire in 1981.[30]

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.
2. Bloomberg, Britta (February 1980). "Chisago County Multiple Resource Area (Partial Inventory)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
5. Bloomberg, Britta (January 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Gustaf Anderson House" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-14.
6. "The Gustaf Anderson House & Museum". Chisago County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
7. Cavin, Brooks (1970-12-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Angel's Hill Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
8. "Angels' Hill Historic District". Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
9. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
10. Masters, Cathie (1988-04-05). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 21CH23". National Park Service.
11. Bloomberg, Britta (December 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: J.C. Carlson House" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-25.
12. Bloomberg, Britta (January 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Center City Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-25.
13. Bloomberg, Britta (January 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: John Daubney House" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-25.
14. Lindoo, Peggy (1977-10-03). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Franconia Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
15. Bloomberg, Britta (January 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Grant House" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-20.
16. Anderson, Rolf T. (1992-03-22). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Campground" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
17. Anderson, Rolf T. (1992-03-22). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
18. Bloomberg, Britta (December 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: "Fridhem"" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-20.
19. Bloomberg, Britta (December 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Moody Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-19.
20. "The Moody Round Barn and Township Park". Chisago County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
21. Scott, William W.; Charles W. Nelson (1975-09-11). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Munch, Paul, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
22. "Franconia Historic District". Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
23. Cavin, Brooks (1970-08-04). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Munch-Roos House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
24. Hess, Demian (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Point Douglas to Superior Military Road: Deer Creek Section" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
25. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Minnesota Military Roads, 1850–1857" (PDF). National Park Service. 1990. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
26. Bloomberg, Britta (January 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Sayer House" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-18.
27. "Flanders, George, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
28. Cavin, Brooks (1970-04-13). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Taylors Falls Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
29. Bloomberg, Britta (January 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: C.A. Victor House" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-14.
30. El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816635153.
31. "Chisago County Courthouse (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
32. "The Clover Blossom School". Chisago County Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-25.

External links

• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society
• Chisago County Historical Society
• Chisago County Comprehensive Plan