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

Hennepin County Minnesota (Vacant / Not In Use) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lock and Dam No. 2, Northwestern Knitting Company Factory, Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator, Butler Brothers Company and Pence Automobile Company Building.

Many famous people are associated with these Hennepin County historic places including Harry E. Pence, Philander Prescott, George G. Eitel, Isaac Atwater and Jeannette Larsen Eitel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hennepin County places including John Wunder, Bertrand & Chamberlain, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charles F. Haglin, Frank H. Peavy, Nimmons, George, and Company, Harry Wild Jones, Ard Godfrey, Willis G. Moffett and Franklin Long. Prominent architectural styles found in Hennepin Country are Moderne, Renaissance and Romanesque.

Atwater, Isaac, House (added 1972 - - #70000913)

Also known as See Also:St. Anthony`s Falls Historic District

1607 S. 5th St. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Atwater,Isaac

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Burwell, Charles H., House (added 1974 - - #74001025)

Also known as Charles H. Burwell Residence

Co. Hwy. 5 and McGinty Rd. , Minnetonka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Butler Brothers Company (added 1971 - - #71000437)

518 1st Avenue North , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones,Harry Wild

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Coe, Amos B., House (added 1984 - - #84001418)

1700 S. 3rd Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Cummins, John R., Farmhouse (added 1982 - - #82002957)

13600 Pioneer Trail , Eden Prairie

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cummins,John R.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Eitel Hospital (added 2007 - - #07001313)

Also known as Doctor's Memorial Hospital

1367 Willow St. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Eitel, George G., Eitel, Jeannette Larsen

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank (added 2006 - - #06000094)

88 S. 6th St. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Krafft, Edwin, McEnary, Dale

Architectural Style:

International Style, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

First Church of Christ Scientist (added 1986 - - #86001340)

614--620 E. Fifteenth St. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bowler,S.J.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Holmes, Henry E., House (added 1988 - - #88000596)

1418 Park Ave., S. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Joralemon, Edgar E.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Shingle Style, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged (added 1978 - - #78001540)

Also known as St. Joseph`s

215 Broadway Ave., NE , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kees & Colburn, Corser,Frederick G.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lock and Dam No. 2 (added 2003 - - #03000522)

Also known as Meeker Island Lock and Dam

Mississippi R N of Lake St/Marshall Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Minneapolis Brewing Company (added 1990 - - #90000988)

Also known as Grain Belt Brewery

Jct. of Marshall St. and 13th Ave. NE. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lehle,William L., Wolff,Frederick W.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

New Century Mill (added 1993 - - #80002070)

Also known as Century Mill;See Also:New Century Mill (Boundary Increase);N

Oak and 5th Sts. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gray,William Dixon

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Warehouse

Nicollet Hotel (added 1993 - - #87002008)

235 Hennepin Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Northwestern Knitting Company Factory (added 1983 - - #83000904)

Also known as Munsingwear Plant

718 Glenwood Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce, Industry, Invention

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator (added 1978 - - #78001547)

Also known as Nordic-Ware Tower

Jct. MN 7 and MN 100 , St. Louis Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peavy,Frank H., Haglin,Charles F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pence Automobile Company Building (added 2007 - - #07001314)

Also known as Minneapolis Gas Light Company; Builder's Building, Lincoln Office, Northwestern National Bank; Gamble-Skogmo

800 Hennepin Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Pence, Harry E.

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Prescott House (added 1986 - - #75000988)

4458--4460 Snelling Ave. S , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Prescott,Philander

Significant Year:

1852

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Sears, Roebuck and Company Mail-Order Warehouse and Retail Store (added 2005 - - #05000745)

Also known as Midtown Exchange

2929 Chicago Ave. S , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Administration Building (added 1995 - - #95000820)

Also known as Ivy Tower

1115 Second Ave. S. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Naugle-Leck, Builders, Kimball, Thomas Rogers

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Shubert, Sam S., Theatre (added 1995 - - #95001230)

Also known as Alvin Theatre;Academy Theatre

516 Hennepin Ave., S. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Robinson, J.L. Co., et al., Swasey, William Albert

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

St. Anthony Falls Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000438)

Also known as See Also:Pillsbury Mill A;St. Anthony Falls Historic Distric

Around Mississippi River between Plymouth and S. 10th Aves. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Godfrey,Ard

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Industry, Architecture, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Station 13 Minneapolis Fire Department (added 2003 - - #03001340)

4201 Cedar Ave. S , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Swinford Townhouses and Apartments (added 1990 - - #90001552)

Also known as The Swinford

1213--1221, 1225 Hawthorne Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones,Harry W., Hodgson & Sons

Architectural Style:

Other, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Van Dusen, George W. and Nancy B., House (added 1995 - - #95000607)

1900 LaSalle Ave. , Minneapolis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Joralemon, Edgar F.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use