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Wisconsin - Polk County
Polk County Wisconsin has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dalles Bluff Site, Cushing Land Agency Building, First Baptist Church, Frederic Depot and Geiger Building--Old Polk County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland dating back to 500.

Several famous people are associated with these Polk County historic places including Thomas Henry Thompson, Alvah A. Heald and Charles E. Lewis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Polk County places including Orff & Guilbert, Ernest Myrick Hartford, John Montgomery, John Mangseth, St. Paul Sault St. Mari Minneapolis, Charles Alfred Hausler, Abraham M. Radcliff and Harry Wild Jones. Prominent architectural styles found in Polk Country are Italianate, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Romanesque.

Cushing Land Agency Building (added 2005 - - #05000955)
Also known as Baker Land and Title Company Building, St. Croix Falls Historical Society Museum
106 S. Washington St. , St. Croix Falls
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Radcliff, Abraham M.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Organizational
More Information:
Dalles Bluff Site (added 1981 - - #81000054)
Also known as 47PK67
Address Restricted , St. Croix Falls
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
First Baptist Church (added 2008 - - #08000201)
201 3rd Ave. , Osceola
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones, Harry Wild
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
Frederic Depot (added 2003 - - #03000133)
Also known as Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railroad Depot, Soo Line Depot
210 Oak St. W , Frederic
Fafinney, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Geiger Building--Old Polk County Courthouse (added 1985 - - #85003030)
201 Cascade St. , Osceola
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Heald, Alvah A., House (added 1985 - - #85003097)
202 Sixth Ave. , Osceola
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Montgomery,John
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Heald,Alvah A.
Significant Year:
1880, 1879
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lamar Community Center (added 1982 - - #82001860)
Also known as Lamar State Grade school,District No. 5
NE of St. Croix Falls , St. Croix Falls
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall, Theater
More Information:
Lindstrom, John, Round Barn (added 2016 - - #16000741)
Balsam Lake, Balsam Lake
Fafinney, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1913-1913 AD
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Saint Marie Railway Depot (added 2000 - - #00001535)
114 Depot Rd. , Osceola
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Minneapolis, St. Paul Sault St. Mari
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Rail-Related
More Information:
Osceola Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001533)
Roughly along Cascade St., from First Ave. to Third Ave. , Osceola
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office
More Information:
Polk County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000697)
Also known as 1030741846;1020751833;0502783014;1031771749;0902712;02047721
Main St. , Balsam Lake
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Orff & Guilbert
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Seven Pines Lodge (added 1978 - - #78000125)
Also known as Charles E. Lewis Estate
SE of Lewis of WI 35 , Lewis
Lgohlike, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mangseth,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Lewis,Charles E.
Significant Year:
1919, 1903
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Resort
More Information:
St. Croix Falls Auditorium (added 2007 - - #07000711)
Also known as Auditorium Theatre
201 N Washington St , St. Croix Falls
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Theater
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Library, Theater
More Information:
Thompson, Thomas Henry, House (added 1984 - - #84003777)
205 South Adams St. , St. Croix Falls
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Thompson,Thomas Henry
Significant Year:
1882
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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