National Register of Historic Places listings in Faribault County, Minnesota


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Faribault County, Minnesota. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Faribault 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.

Location of Faribault County in Minnesota

There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes one additional site that was formerly listed on the National Register.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[1]

Current listings

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[2] Name on the Register[3] Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Adams H. Bullis House
 
Adams H. Bullis House
May 23, 1980
(#80004259)
Address restricted[5]
43°45′39″N 94°06′57″W / 43.760833°N 94.115833°W / 43.760833; -94.115833 (Adams H. Bullis House)
Delavan Circa-1875 Italianate farmhouse of scientific cattle breeder Adams H. Bullis (1832–?), a leading figure representative of Faribault County's agricultural history and its transition from pioneer farms to sophisticated enterprises.[6]
2 Center Creek Archeological District
 
Center Creek Archeological District
September 15, 1976
(#76001052)
Both sides of Center Creek above its confluence with the Blue Earth River[7]
43°44′16″N 94°11′00″W / 43.73777°N 94.18333°W / 43.73777; -94.18333 (Center Creek Archeological District)
Winnebago Dense cluster of sites associated with the Blue Earth Phase of the Oneota culture, one of Minnesota's earliest farming societies. The sites are characterized by abundant storage pits and ground stone tools.[8]
3 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Lunchroom
 
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Lunchroom
May 23, 1980
(#80004263)
89–100 1st St., NW.
43°44′46″N 93°43′37″W / 43.746045°N 93.726817°W / 43.746045; -93.726817 (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Lunchroom)
Wells Two 1903 buildings representative of the substantial railroad activity in Wells—a train station and a freestanding lunchroom that served crew and passengers.[9]
4 Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal
 
Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal
May 23, 1980
(#80004257)
Moore and 8th Sts.
43°38′12″N 94°06′02″W / 43.636735°N 94.100628°W / 43.636735; -94.100628 (Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal)
Blue Earth 1872 example of the small Gothic Revival churches built under the leadership of Episcopal bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple.[10]
5 District No. 40 School
 
District No. 40 School
May 23, 1980
(#80004264)
Minnesota Highway 109
43°44′45″N 93°49′38″W / 43.745913°N 93.827268°W / 43.745913; -93.827268 (District No. 40 School)
Wells One of Faribault County's best-preserved rural schoolhouses, in operation 1896–1952. Known as the Pink Schoolhouse for its distinctive color scheme.[11]
6 Andrew C. Dunn House
 
Andrew C. Dunn House
May 23, 1980
(#80004265)
133 S. Main St.
43°45′57″N 94°09′59″W / 43.765854°N 94.16627°W / 43.765854; -94.16627 (Andrew C. Dunn House)
Winnebago Prominent house built in 1901 for Andrew C. Dunn, who helped found Winnebago in 1857 and served a leading role in civic and political life.[12]
7 Faribault County Courthouse
 
Faribault County Courthouse
April 11, 1977
(#77000731)
415 N. Main
43°38′33″N 94°06′11″W / 43.64237°N 94.103069°W / 43.64237; -94.103069 (Faribault County Courthouse)
Blue Earth Courthouse built 1891–92, exemplifying the late-19th century's Richardsonian Romanesque public buildings.[13]
8 First National Bank
 
First National Bank
May 23, 1980
(#80004266)
Main St. and Cleveland Ave.
43°46′04″N 94°09′58″W / 43.767642°N 94.165978°W / 43.767642; -94.165978 (First National Bank)
Winnebago Leading example—constructed from 1916 to '17—of the Neoclassical bank buildings that often characterized Minnesota's early-20th-century smalltown streetscapes.[14]
9 Peter Kremer House
 
Peter Kremer House
May 23, 1980
(#80004260)
Main and 4th Sts.
43°50′34″N 93°49′58″W / 43.842739°N 93.832877°W / 43.842739; -93.832877 (Peter Kremer House)
Minnesota Lake Prominent house built in 1906 for Minnesota Lake's leading entrepreneur and town promoter.[15] Now a museum.[16]
10 Muret N. Leland House
 
Muret N. Leland House
May 23, 1980
(#80004261)
410 2nd Ave., SW.
43°44′26″N 93°43′44″W / 43.740635°N 93.728822°W / 43.740635; -93.728822 (Muret N. Leland House)
Wells One of Wells' most prominent houses, built in 1883 and later owned by pioneer merchant and politician Muret N. Leland (1849–1921).[17]
11 Memorial Library
 
Memorial Library
December 20, 1988
(#88002835)
6th St. and Ramsey Ave.
43°38′18″N 94°05′54″W / 43.638403°N 94.098446°W / 43.638403; -94.098446 (Memorial Library)
Blue Earth Public library built in 1904 as the Etta C. Ross Memorial Library, noted as a project of a local philanthropist in memory of his late wife and for its Neoclassical architecture.[18] Now a museum.[19]
12 James B. Wakefield House
 
James B. Wakefield House
May 23, 1980
(#80004258)
405 E. 6th St.
43°38′20″N 94°05′52″W / 43.638937°N 94.09777°W / 43.638937; -94.09777 (James B. Wakefield House)
Blue Earth 1868 house of James Wakefield (1825–1910), one of the principal founders of Blue Earth and Faribault County, and a career politician who served as lieutenant governor and a U.S. congressman.[20] Now a museum.[21]
13 Walters Jail
 
Walters Jail
May 23, 1980
(#80004262)
3rd and Main Sts.
43°36′20″N 93°40′20″W / 43.605469°N 93.672306°W / 43.605469; -93.672306 (Walters Jail)
Walters 1906 freestanding jail reflecting the insular nature of small railroad towns in their initial years.[22]

Former listing

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Constans Hotel
 
Constans Hotel
May 23, 1980
(#80004256)
May 7, 1990 121-127 N. Main St.
Blue Earth Elegant hotel established in 1868 and heavily remodeled in 1896. Fell into disrepair and was demolished by the city in 1988.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  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. ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  6. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Bullis, Adams H., House" (Document). National Park Service.
  7. ^ Location given in Bird, Robert McK; Clark A. Dodds (1986). "Archaeological Maize from the Vosburg Site (21FA2), Faribault County, Minnesota". Missouri Archaeologist. 47: 85–105. NRIS lists site as "Address restricted."
  8. ^ Anfinson, Scott (1975-12-09). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Center Creek Archaeological District" (Document). National Park Service.
  9. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot and Lunchroom". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  10. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  11. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: District School #40". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  12. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Dunn, Andrew C., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  13. ^ Nelson, Charles W.; Susan Zeik (1976-08-26). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Faribault County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: First National Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  15. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Kremer, Peter, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  16. ^ "Kremer House Library and Museum". City of Minnesota Lake. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  17. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Leland, Muret N., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  18. ^ Koop, Michael (1988-01-15). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Memorial Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ "Etta C. Ross Memorial Library Museum". Faribault County Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  20. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Wakefield, James B., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  21. ^ "Wakefield House". Faribault County Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  22. ^ Roth, Susan (November 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Walters Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  23. ^ El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816635153.
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