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

Stearns County Minnesota (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Original Main Street Historic District, St. John's Abbey and University Historic District and Minnesota Home School for Girls Historic District, St. Benedict's Convent and College Historic District and St. Cloud Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Stearns County places including Clarence H. Johnston Sr., Gregory Steil, George Stauduhar, Bahner, F., et al. and Charles R. Aldrich. Prominent architectural styles found in Stearns Country are Romanesque, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Minnesota Home School for Girls Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003090)

Also known as Minnesota Correctional Facility--Sauk Centre

Off MN 302 , Sauk Centre

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnston,Clarence H.,Sr.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Institutional Housing

Original Main Street Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000758)

Also known as See also: Palmer House Hotel

Main St. between S. Eighth and N. Third Sts. , Sauk Centre

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

St. Benedict's Convent and College Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000160)

Also known as St. Benedict's Convent

College Ave. and Minnesota St. , St. Joseph

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stauduhar,George, Steil,Gregory

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

St. Cloud Commercial Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000153)

Also known as See Also:Stearns County Courthouse;First National Bank

Roughly along W. St. Germain St., betweem Fifth Ave. and Tenth Ave. , St. Cloud

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Organizational, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Organizational, Professional, Specialty Store

St. Cloud Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000524)

4801 Veterans Dr., St. Cloud

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

St. John's Abbey and University Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001256)

Co. Hwy. 159 , Avon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Second Empire, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Education, Community Planning And Development, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, College, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, College, Religious Structure