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

Lake County Minnesota (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Duluth and Iron Range Railway Ore Dock No. 6, HESPER Shipwreck Site, NIAGARA Shipwreck Site and Split Rock Lighthouse.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including American Bridge Co., Shipowners Drydock Company, William H. Radcliffe and Detroit Dry Dock Company. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are .

Duluth and Iron Range Railway Ore Dock No. 6 (added 1986 - - #86003817)

Also known as Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway Ore Dock No. 6

Agate Bay , Two Harbors

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., American Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

HESPER Shipwreck Site (added 1994 - - #94000343)

Also known as Hesper (US Registry 96054);Wreck site of the Hesper

Address Restricted , Silver Bay

Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shipowners Drydock Company, Radcliffe, William H.

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Maritime History

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NIAGARA Shipwreck Site (added 1994 - - #94000344)

Also known as Shipwreck of Rafting Tug Niagara

Address Restricted , Knife River

GreatLakesShips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Economics, Commerce, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Split Rock Lighthouse (added 1969 - - #69000073)

About 20 mi. NE of Two Harbors on U.S. 61 , Two Harbors

Jonesey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park