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

Mower County Minnesota has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cook-Hormel House, Exchange State Bank and Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District, Booth Post No. 130--Grand Army of the Republic Hall and First National Bank of Adams.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Issippian;Oneota and Plano;Archaic;Woodland;Miss dating back to 8499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Mower County historic places including George A. Hormel and John Warner Norton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mower County places including Purcell & Elmslie, Ellerbe & Co. and Peter Freund. Prominent architectural styles found in Mower Country are Italianate, Prairie School and Classical Revival.

Booth Post No. 130--Grand Army of the Republic Hall (added 1986 - - #86001278)

S. Main St. between First and Second Sts. , Grand Meadow

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Cook-Hormel House (added 1982 - - #82002989)

Also known as John F. Cook/George A. Hormel House

208 4th Ave., NW , Austin

Darb02, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Hormel,George A.,et al.

Significant Year:

1902, 1871

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Exchange State Bank (added 1975 - - #75000997)

Also known as First American State Bank

NW corner of Main and 1st Sts. , Grand Meadow

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Purcell & Elmslie

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

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:

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First National Bank of Adams (added 1986 - - #86000442)

Also known as Adams Municipal Liquor Store

322 Main St. , Adams

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Purcell & Elmslie

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Norton,John Warner

Significant Year:

1924

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Specialty Store

More Information:

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First State Bank of LeRoy (added 1986 - - #86000445)

Main St. and Broadway , LeRoy

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Purcell & Elmslie

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

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:

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Freund Store (added 1986 - - #86000867)

Co. Hwy. 7 , Adams

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Grand Meadow Quarry Archeological District (added 1994 - - #94000345)

Also known as 21 MW 8

Address Restricted , Grand Meadow

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Issippian;Oneota, Plano;Archaic;Woodland;Miss

Period of Significance:

8000-8499 BC, 7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC, 5000-5499 BC, 4500-4999 BC, 4000-4499 BC, 3500-3999 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Forest, Single Dwelling

LeRoy Public Library (added 1986 - - #86000447)

Luella St. and Broadway , LeRoy

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Paramount Theater (added 1986 - - #86002906)

Also known as The Theater Night Club

125 Fourth Ave. NE , Austin

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ellerbe & Co.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant

More Information:

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Wright, Arthur W., House (added 1986 - - #86000441)

300 Fourth Ave. NW , Austin

McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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