National Register of Historic Places - Minnesota (MN), Cass County

Cass County Minnesota (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Battle Point (21CA12) and Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives, Old Backus.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Anishinabe, Wanikan, Chippewa, American and Rural dating back to 500.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cass County places including Clarence H. Johnston. Prominent architectural styles found in Cass Country are Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival.

Battle Point (21CA12) (added 1990 - - #90001144)

Also known as Sugar Point;21CA12

6 mi. W of Co. Hwy. 8 on Leech Lake, Battleground SF , Cass Lake

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Military, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Anishinabe, Wanikan, Chippewa

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1700-1749, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Cemetery, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature

Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives (added 2001 - - #01000766)

Also known as Ah-Gwah-Ching

7232 Ah-Gwah-Ching Rd. NW , Walker

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnston, Clarence H., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Sanatorium

Old Backus (added 1974 - - #74001009)

Address Restricted , Backus

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Prehistoric, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Chippewa, American,Rural

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater