Minnesota - Becker County
Becker County Minnesota has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Itasca State Park and St. Benedict's Mission School, Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library, Detroit Lakes City Park and Edgewater Beach Cottages.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland and Archaic Beltrami dating back to 7999 BC.

The famous person Zebulon Pike is associated with one of more of the Becker County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Becker County places including Civilian Conservation Corps, George Jewell, Claude & Sullivan, Art & Beatrice Shipton, Northern Pacific Railroad, John L. Bjorquist, A.S. Randolph, Edward F. Broomhall, Frederick Wright and August S. Randolph. Prominent architectural styles found in Becker Country are Queen Anne, Mission/Spanish Revival and Prairie School.

Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library (added 1976 - - #76001045)
Also known as Detroit Lakes Regional Library
1000 Washington Ave. , Detroit Lakes
Bwheelerrtrm, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Claude & Sullivan
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Detroit Lakes City Park (added 2008 - - #08000466)
Washington Ave. & North Shore Dr. , Detroit Lakes
Betsysahr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Edgewater Beach Cottages (added 1989 - - #89000138)
Also known as Stovewood Cottages
321 Park Lake Blvd. , Detroit Lakes
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jewell,George, Wright,Frederick
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Fairyland Cottages Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003134)
Also known as Fairyland Cottages
410 W. Lake Shore Dr. , Detroit Lakes
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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
Graystone Hotel (added 1999 - - #99000774)
Also known as Graystone Complex
119 Pioneer St. , Detroit Lakes
Betsysahr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Holmes Block (added 2001 - - #01000748)
Also known as Opera House Block
710-718 Washington Ave. , Detroit Lakes
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Itasca State Park (added 1973 - - #73000972)
Also known as Headwaters of the Mississippi River
21 mi. N of Park Rapids off U.S. 71 , Park Rapids
WxGopher, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Pike,Zebulon,et al.
Significant Year:
1905, 1933, 1891
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Conservation, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture, Science, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland, Archaic Beltrami
Period of Significance:
7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Cemetery, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
Northern Pacific Passenger Depot (added 1988 - - #88002833)
Also known as Burlington Northern Depot
Off US 10 , Detroit Lakes
MGA73bot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
Sargent, Homer E., House (added 1988 - - #88003005)
Also known as Sargent House
1036 Lake Ave. , Detroit Lakes
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Benedict's Mission School (added 2000 - - #82002931)
Co. Hwy. 133 , Ogema
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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