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

Olmsted County Minnesota (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mayowood Historic District, Benike Family Farmstead, Mayowood Historic District and Stoppel, George, Farmstead and Pill Hill Residential Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Olmsted County places including Harold Crawford and Garfield Schwartz. Prominent architectural styles found in Olmsted Country are Colonial Revival, Prairie School and Tudor Revival.

Benike Family Farmstead (added 2009 - - #09000407)

5209 Co. Rd. 21 NE. , Elgin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility

Mayowood Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000306)

Also known as Mayowood;Big House

3720 Mayowood Rd. S.W. , Rochester

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1910

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Pill Hill Residential Historic District (added 1990 - - #85003768)

Also known as See Also:Mayo, Dr. William J., House

Roughly bounded by 3rd and 9th Sts. and 7th and 10th Aves. SW , Rochester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schwartz,Garfield, Crawford,Harold

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Pine Hill Residential Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003762)

Roughly Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Aves. SW between Third and Eighth Sts. SW , Rochester

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Owner:

Private

Stoppel, George, Farmstead (added 1975 - - #75001000)

Also known as George Stoppel/Dodge Farm

Co. Hwys. 25 and 122 , Rochester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use