Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Minnesota - Fillmore County
Fillmore County Minnesota has 36 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pietenpol, Bernard H., Workshop and Garage, Bridge No. L4770, Forestville Townsite--Meighan Store, Lanesboro Historic District and Preston Overlook.

Many famous people are associated with these Fillmore County historic places including Bernard H. Pietenpol, Thomas Meighen, William H. Strong, Daniel Dayton, Samuel T. Dickson and Ephraim Steffens.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fillmore County places including Bernard H. Pietenpol, Felix Meighen, A.R. Nichols, Robert Foster, J.A. Stout, Maybury & Son, Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing, Allen, David, et al., Daniel Dayton and Claude & Starck. Prominent architectural styles found in Fillmore Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Allis Barn (added 1982 - - #82005038)
Also known as Reliance Stock Farm;Rissman Ranch
County Hwy. 17 , Lanesboro
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
More Information:
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Bartlett, Francis H., House (added 1984 - - #84001410)
Gold and Pearl Sts. , Wykoff
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
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:
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Bridge No. 5722 (added 2011 - - #11000467)
N. Section St. over Spring Valley Cr., Spring Valley
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
More Information:
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Bridge No. L4770 (added 1989 - - #89001827)
Also known as Fountain Township Stone-Arch Bridge
Twp. Rd. 213 over Mahoney Creek , Fountain
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
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Chatfield Public Library (added 1982 - - #82005033)
Main St. , Chatfield
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Claude & Starck
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Library, Museum
More Information:
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Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot (added 2018 - - #100002162)
Northwest corner of intersection of West Prairie Avenue and Main Street, North, Fillmore
Uncabunca, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1881-1949 AD
Commercial House Hotel (added 2001 - - #01000747)
146 S. Broadway , Spring Valley
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Dayton, Daniel, House (added 1977 - - #77000732)
Also known as Ravine
Off Co. Hwy. 17 , Harmony
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dayton,Daniel
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Dayton,Daniel
Significant Year:
1857
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Post Office
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Dickson, Samuel Thompson, House (added 1985 - - #85001755)
225 3rd St., SW , Chatfield
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Dickson,Samuel T.
Significant Year:
1863
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Fillmore County Jail and Carriage House (added 1982 - - #82002947)
Houston and Preston Sts. , Preston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing, Dauchy & Parker
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Forestville Townsite--Meighan Store (added 1973 - - #73000976)
Also known as Forestville Historic District
Co. Hwy. 12 , Preston
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Meighen,Felix, Foster,Robert
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Meighen,Thomas,et al.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Haven, George H., House (added 1982 - - #82000559)
Also known as The Oaks
132 Winona St. , Chatfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maybury & Son
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Inspiration Point Wayside Rest (added 2015 - - #15000790)
Lanesboro, Lanesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Lanesboro Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002946)
Roughly Kirkwood, Coffee and Parkway Sts. , Lanesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Lenora Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1982 - - #82001892)
Co. Hwys. 23 and 24 , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Lovell, Ellen, M., House (added 1982 - - #82001893)
Also known as Oakenwald Terrace
218 Winona St. , Chatfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kingsley,John
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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:
archives document
Milwaukee Elevator (added 2006 - - #06000454)
Also known as Preston Elevator
Fillmore Street and Root River State Trail , Preston
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hickok, L.O.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Norway Township Stone House (added 1982 - - #82005034)
Also known as Overland House
County Hwy. 10 , Rushford
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Parsons Block and Hall (added 1982 - - #82000560)
112 S. Broadway , Spring Valley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
More Information:
archives document
Pietenpol, Bernard H., Workshop and Garage (added 1982 - - #82002949)
Co. Hwy. 5 , Spring Valley
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Pietenpol,Bernard H.
Significant Year:
1921
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Invention
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Preston Brewery (added 1982 - - #82005035)
Also known as Hanson,Clarence A.,Residence
Bluff St. , Preston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Preston Overlook (added 2003 - - #03000732)
On MN 52 , Preston
Bobak, 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:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
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Quickstad Farm Implement Company (added 1982 - - #82005036)
Mill St. , Peterson
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Rushford City Mill (added 1982 - - #82002806)
Also known as Rushford Mill
301 Winona St. , Rushford
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
More Information:
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Rushford Wagon and Carriage Company (added 1982 - - #82002948)
Also known as Rushford Wagon Company Building
Elm St. , Rushford
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
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Scanlan, Michael, House (added 1982 - - #82005037)
Also known as Borgen,Norman,Residence
708 Parkway S. , Lanesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
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:
archives document
Southern Minnesota Depot (added 1986 - - #86001363)
Elm St. and Pickle Alley , Rushford
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Spring Valley Carnegie Library (added 1982 - - #82002951)
201 S. Broadway , Spring Valley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Amlic,H.J.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
archives document
Spring Valley Mausoleum (added 1982 - - #82004911)
Spring Valley Cemetery , Spring Valley
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
More Information:
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Spring Valley Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1975 - - #75000979)
Also known as First Methodist Church
221 W. Courtland St. , Spring Valley
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Steffens, Ephraim, House (added 1982 - - #82002952)
404 N. Broadway , Spring Valley
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Steffens,Ephraim
Significant Year:
1877
Area of Significance:
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:
archives document
Strong, William, House (added 1982 - - #82002953)
508 N. Huron Ave. , Spring Valley
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Second Empire
Historic Person:
Strong,William H.
Significant Year:
1879
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Strong, William, House (added 1982 - - #82005040)
County Hwy. 12 , Preston
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Tunnel Mill (added 1975 - - #75000978)
Off Co. Hwy. 1 , Spring Valley
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Walker and Valentine House (added 1982 - - #82005039)
Also known as Hall,William,Residence
504 High St. , Rushford
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Walker,Hiram
Significant Year:
1861, 1859
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wykoff Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000831)
100 S. Gold--123 N. Gold St. , Wykoff
Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Allen, David, et al.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
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