Minnesota - Murray County
Murray County Minnesota has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lake Shetak State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp, Lake Shetek State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District and Murray County Courthouse, 4-H Club Building, Murray County Fairgrounds and Avoca Public School.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Murray County places including Frank Thayer, State of Minnesota, Luck & McLeod, Works Progress Administration, Lytle Co., Huxtable and American Bridge Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Murray Country are Beaux Arts, Queen Anne and Romanesque.

4-H Club Building, Murray County Fairgrounds (added 2005 - - #05001436)
Also known as 4-H Round Barn
off Broadway Ave. , Slayton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair, Storage
More Information:
Avoca Public School (added 1979 - - #79003715)
Also known as Avoca School Building;Avoca Public School,District 28
Cole Ave. and 2nd St. , Avoca
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Depot (added 1979 - - #79003716)
Also known as Fulda Depot
St. Paul and Front Sts. , Fulda
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Transportation
More Information:
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable (added 1977 - - #77000758)
Also known as Currie Railroad Turntable;Currie Manually Operated Railroad
Co. Hwy. 38 , Currie
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
American Bridge Co.
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Dinehart-Holt House (added 1982 - - #82000562)
2812 Linden Ave. , Slayton
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Huxtable
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
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:
First National Bank (added 1982 - - #82000563)
Also known as Citizens' State Bank
115 N. St. Paul Ave. , Fulda
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lytle Co.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
Lake Shetak State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp (added 1992 - - #92000777)
Also known as Lake Shetek State Park
Off Co. Hwy. 37 on Lake Shetek, Murray and Shetek Townships , Currie
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration, State of Minnesota
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
Lake Shetek State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District (added 1992 - - #89001656)
Also known as Lake Shetek State Park
Off Co. Hwy. 37 on E side of Lake Shetek , Currie
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
Murray County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #77000759)
Main and 7th Sts. , Slayton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thayer,Frank, Luck & McLeod
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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