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

Becker County Minnesota (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Itasca State Park, Fairyland Cottages Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland and Archaic Beltrami dating back to 7999 BC.

The famous person Zebulon Pike is associated with one of more of the Becker County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Becker County places including Civilian Conservation Corps and Art & Beatrice Shipton. Prominent architectural styles found in Becker Country are .

Fairyland Cottages Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003134)

Also known as Fairyland Cottages

410 W. Lake Shore Dr. , Detroit Lakes

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

Itasca State Park (added 1973 - - #73000972)

Also known as Headwaters of the Mississippi River

21 mi. N of Park Rapids off U.S. 71 , Park Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Pike,Zebulon,et al.

Significant Year:

1905, 1933, 1891

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Conservation, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture, Science, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland, Archaic Beltrami

Period of Significance:

7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park