Minnesota - Hennepin County - Vacant / Not In Use
Hennepin County Minnesota (Vacant / Not In Use) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lock and Dam No. 2, Northwestern Knitting Company Factory, Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator, Butler Brothers Company and Pence Automobile Company Building.

Many famous people are associated with these Hennepin County historic places including Harry E. Pence, Philander Prescott, George G. Eitel, Isaac Atwater and Jeannette Larsen Eitel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hennepin County places including John Wunder, Bertrand & Chamberlain, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charles F. Haglin, Frank H. Peavy, Nimmons, George, and Company, Harry Wild Jones, Ard Godfrey, Willis G. Moffett and Franklin Long. Prominent architectural styles found in Hennepin Country are Moderne, Renaissance and Romanesque.

Atwater, Isaac, House (added 1972 - - #70000913)
Also known as See Also:St. Anthony`s Falls Historic District
1607 S. 5th St. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Atwater,Isaac
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Burwell, Charles H., House (added 1974 - - #74001025)
Also known as Charles H. Burwell Residence
Co. Hwy. 5 and McGinty Rd. , Minnetonka
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Butler Brothers Company (added 1971 - - #71000437)
518 1st Avenue North , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,Harry Wild
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Coe, Amos B., House (added 1984 - - #84001418)
1700 S. 3rd Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cummins, John R., Farmhouse (added 1982 - - #82002957)
13600 Pioneer Trail , Eden Prairie
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cummins,John R.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Eitel Hospital (added 2007 - - #07001313)
Also known as Doctor's Memorial Hospital
1367 Willow St. , Minneapolis
Ibboh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Eitel, George G., Eitel, Jeannette Larsen
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank (added 2006 - - #06000094)
88 S. 6th St. , Minneapolis
Ibboh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Krafft, Edwin, McEnary, Dale
Architectural Style:
International Style, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
First Church of Christ Scientist (added 1986 - - #86001340)
614--620 E. Fifteenth St. , Minneapolis
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bowler,S.J.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Holmes, Henry E., House (added 1988 - - #88000596)
1418 Park Ave., S. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Joralemon, Edgar E.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Shingle Style, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged (added 1978 - - #78001540)
Also known as St. Joseph`s
215 Broadway Ave., NE , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kees & Colburn, Corser,Frederick G.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lock and Dam No. 2 (added 2003 - - #03000522)
Also known as Meeker Island Lock and Dam
Mississippi R N of Lake St/Marshall Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Minneapolis Brewing Company (added 1990 - - #90000988)
Also known as Grain Belt Brewery
Jct. of Marshall St. and 13th Ave. NE. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lehle,William L., Wolff,Frederick W.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
New Century Mill (added 1993 - - #80002070)
Also known as Century Mill;See Also:New Century Mill (Boundary Increase);N
Oak and 5th Sts. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gray,William Dixon
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Storage
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Nicollet Hotel (added 1993 - - #87002008)
235 Hennepin Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Northwestern Knitting Company Factory (added 1983 - - #83000904)
Also known as Munsingwear Plant
718 Glenwood Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce, Industry, Invention
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator (added 1978 - - #78001547)
Also known as Nordic-Ware Tower
Jct. MN 7 and MN 100 , St. Louis Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Peavy,Frank H., Haglin,Charles F.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pence Automobile Company Building (added 2007 - - #07001314)
Also known as Minneapolis Gas Light Company; Builder's Building, Lincoln Office, Northwestern National Bank; Gamble-Skogmo
800 Hennepin Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Pence, Harry E.
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Prescott House (added 1986 - - #75000988)
4458--4460 Snelling Ave. S , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Prescott,Philander
Significant Year:
1852
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sears, Roebuck and Company Mail-Order Warehouse and Retail Store (added 2005 - - #05000745)
Also known as Midtown Exchange
2929 Chicago Ave. S , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Administration Building (added 1995 - - #95000820)
Also known as Ivy Tower
1115 Second Ave. S. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Naugle-Leck, Builders, Kimball, Thomas Rogers
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Shubert, Sam S., Theatre (added 1995 - - #95001230)
Also known as Alvin Theatre;Academy Theatre
516 Hennepin Ave., S. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Robinson, J.L. Co., et al., Swasey, William Albert
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
St. Anthony Falls Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000438)
Also known as See Also:Pillsbury Mill A;St. Anthony Falls Historic Distric
Around Mississippi River between Plymouth and S. 10th Aves. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Godfrey,Ard
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Industry, Architecture, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Station 13 Minneapolis Fire Department (added 2003 - - #03001340)
4201 Cedar Ave. S , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Swinford Townhouses and Apartments (added 1990 - - #90001552)
Also known as The Swinford
1213--1221, 1225 Hawthorne Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,Harry W., Hodgson & Sons
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Van Dusen, George W. and Nancy B., House (added 1995 - - #95000607)
1900 LaSalle Ave. , Minneapolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Joralemon, Edgar F.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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