Minnesota - Cook County
Cook County Minnesota has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Grand Portage National Monument, AMBOY and GEORGE SPENCER Shipwreck Sites, Cascade River Wayside, Cook County Courthouse and Fowl Lake Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Copper Culture dating back to 2999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cook County places including Quayle and Murphy, Thomas Quayle and Sons, Kelly & Lignell, A.R. Nichols, Duluth Holstead & Sullivan, Sam Bally, Frank Wishop, Charles Boostrom, Petra Boostrom and Schroeder Lumber Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Cook Country are Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

AMBOY and GEORGE SPENCER Shipwreck Sites (added 1994 - - #94000341)
Also known as Amboy (US Registry 95276);George Spencer (US Registry 85849)
Address Restricted , Schroeder
GreatLakesShips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Quayle and Murphy, Thomas Quayle and Sons
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Bally Blacksmith Shop (added 1986 - - #86001548)
Broadway and First Sts. , Grand Marais
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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
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Cascade River Wayside (added 2003 - - #03000733)
3481 MN 61 , Cascade River State Park
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Nichols, A.R.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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Chik Wauk Lodge (added 2007 - - #07000599)
Also known as Superior National Forest Heritage Site #09-02-738
28 Moose Pond Rd. , Grand Marais
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Church of St. Francis Xavier--Catholic (added 1986 - - #86002119)
Also known as Chippewa Church
US 61 , Grand Marais
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Native American, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Clearwater Lodge (added 1985 - - #85003032)
Also known as Jocko's Clearwater Lodge
Off CR 66 , Grand Marais
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Cook County Courthouse (added 1983 - - #83000902)
411 2nd St. , Grand Marais
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kelly & Lignell
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Eagle Mountain (added 1977 - - #77001662)
NW of Grand Marais , Grand Marais
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Owner:
Federal
Fowl Lake Site (added 1974 - - #74001013)
Address Restricted , Hovland
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Copper Culture
Period of Significance:
1000-2999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Grand Portage National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000111)
Off US 61, within Grand Portage Indian Reservation , Grand Portage
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American, Ojibwe
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Fortification, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Trade (Archeology)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Museum, Park
More Information:
Height of Land (added 1974 - - #74001012)
Between North and South Lake in Superior National Forest , Grand Marais
John Lorenzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
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Lightkeeper's House (added 1978 - - #78001528)
Also known as Cook County Historical Museum
12 S. Broadway , Grand Marais
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Naniboujou Club Lodge (added 1982 - - #82000558)
Also known as Naniboujou Lodge
E of Grand Morals on US 61 , Grand Marais
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holstead & Sullivan, Duluth
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility
More Information:
Paulson Mine (added 1977 - - #77001661)
Address Restricted , Grand Marais
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Owner:
Private
Schroeder Lumber Company Bunkhouse (added 1986 - - #86002120)
US 61 , Schroeder
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Scott, Jim, Fishhouse (added 1986 - - #86002904)
Also known as Scott Fishhouse
US 61 at Fifth Ave. , Grand Marais
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fishing Facility Or Site, Warehouse
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Fishing Facility Or Site, Warehouse
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