Minnesota - Pine County
Pine County Minnesota has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area, St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area, Hinckley State Line Marker, Kettle River Sandstone Company Quarry and Northern Pacific Depot.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include St. Croix dating back to 500.

Several famous people are associated with these Pine County historic places including John A. Oldenburg, Louis Hultgren, James J. Hill and P.P. Kilstofte.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pine County places including Barber, Edward W., et al., et al. CCC, George Nason, NPS, Kelly & Williams, Sven Anderson, Olson, Harold E., et al., Arthur R. Nichols, Minnesota Highway Dept. and John Doboszenski. Prominent architectural styles found in Pine Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Romanesque.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church (added 1980 - - #80002103)
Kirke Alle , Askov
Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smidt,Jes
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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Bridge No. 1811 over Kettle River (added 2005 - - #98001107)
Co. Hwy 33 over Kettle River , rutledge
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Minnesota Highway Dept.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Cloverton School (added 1980 - - #80002104)
CR 32 , Askov
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
District No. 74 School (added 1992 - - #92000820)
Also known as Danforth School
Co. Hwy. 22 N of Co. Hwy. 30, Danforth Township , Sandstone
Mllwydmn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
Doboszenski, John, Farmstead (added 1980 - - #80002105)
Off Co. Hwy. 43 , Willow River
Mllwydmn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hinckley Fire Relief House (added 1980 - - #80002112)
Also known as Karnowski Residence
Court Ave. and 6th St. , Sandstone
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:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hinckley State Line Marker (added 2002 - - #02000935)
MN 48 , Ogema
Mllwydmn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nichols, Arthur R., Olson, Harold E., et al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
Hultgren, Louis, House and Sand Pit (added 1980 - - #80002108)
MN 23 , Kerrick
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Hultgren,Louis
Significant Year:
1896
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kettle River Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000687)
Also known as Bridge No. 5718
MN 123 over Kettle R. , Sandstone
Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Guthrie, A. & Co., Minnesota Highway Dept.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Kettle River Sandstone Company Quarry (added 1991 - - #91000877)
N of MN 123 on W bank of Kettle R., Sandstone Twp. , Sandstone
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Unoccupied Land
More Information:
Kilstofte, Peter P., Farmstead (added 1980 - - #80002109)
Also known as Danish Farmstead
Co. Hwy. 33 , Askov
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kilstofte,P.P.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Kilstofte,P.P.
Significant Year:
1913
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Minneapolis Trust Company Commercial Building (added 1980 - - #80002113)
Also known as TV Radio Service Center
Main and 4th Sts. , Sandstone
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Hill,James J.,et al.
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Northern Pacific Depot (added 1980 - - #80002107)
Front St. at Finland Ave. , Finlayson
Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Northern Pacific Depot (added 1973 - - #73000992)
Also known as Hinckley Depot
Old U.S. 61 and 1st St., SE , Hinckley
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Northwest Company Post (added 1972 - - #72000679)
Also known as Connor's Fur Post
On the Snake River, W of Pine City , Pine City
Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Oldenburg, John A., House (added 1978 - - #78001556)
Also known as Villa Blanca
MN 18 , Finlayson
Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oldenburg,J.A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Oldenburg,John A.
Significant Year:
1896
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Partridge Township Hall (added 1980 - - #80002110)
Kobmagergade , Askov
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
Pine City Naval Militia Armory (added 2001 - - #80002111)
1st Ave. , Pine City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Naval Facility
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
Red Clover Land Company Demonstration Farm (added 1980 - - #80002106)
Also known as Moore Residence
Off CR 32 , Askov
Mllwydmn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sandstone School (added 1979 - - #79001251)
Also known as Old Sandstone High School Building
Commercial Ave. between 5th and 6th Sts. , Sandstone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Schwyzer, Arnold, Summer House and Farmstead (added 1980 - - #80002114)
Also known as Northwoods Audubon Center
CR 17 , Sandstone
Mllwydmn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Processing
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
More Information:
St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area (added 1997 - - #96001594)
Also known as St. Croix State Park;CCC--WPA--Rustic Style Historic Resourc
off MN 48, along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Clover, Ogema, Crosby, Munch, and Chengwatana Townships , Hinckley
Dlrohrer2003, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CCC, et al., NPS
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area (added 1997 - - #97001261)
Also known as St. Croix State Park
20 mi. E of Hinckley off MN 48 , Hinckley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber, Edward W., et al., Nason, George
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Parking Lot, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Parking Lot, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Croix State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources (added 1989 - - #89001662)
Also known as St. Croix State Park
Off MN 48 E of Hinckley , Hinckley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Stumne Mounds (added 1972 - - #72000680)
Address Restricted , Pine City
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
St. Croix
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Willow River Rutabaga Warehouse and Processing Plant (added 1990 - - #90000935)
Off Co. Hwy. 61 , Willow River
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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