Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Minnesota - Carlton County
Carlton County Minnesota has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carlton County Courthouse, Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District, Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Picnic Grounds, Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Service Yard and Grand Portage of the St. Louis River.

The famous person Henry Carl Oldenburg is associated with one of more of the Carlton County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carlton County places including National Park Service, Niebuhr Co., Clyde Kelly, Moses Posey, Kelly & Shefchik, Soo Line Railroad, Siems,Helmers,Schaffner & Colburn, Emil Newquist, Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles Kaipainen. Prominent architectural styles found in Carlton Country are Renaissance, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Carlton County Courthouse (added 1985 - - #85001926)
301 Walnut Ave. , Carlton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Niebuhr Co., Kelly,Clyde
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary--Catholic (added 1984 - - #84001409)
Also known as Sawyer Log Church
Mission Rd. , Cloquet
BetacommandBot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Posey,Moses
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
Cloquet City Hall (added 1985 - - #85002312)
Also known as Spafford Building
Ave. B and Arch St. , Cloquet
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Siems,Helmers,Schaffner & Colburn
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Cloquet-Northern Office Building (added 1985 - - #85001925)
Also known as Potlatch Northwest Paper Division General Offices
Ave. C and Arch St. , Cloquet
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District (added 1992 - - #89001665)
Also known as Jay Cooke State Park
Off MN 210 E of Carlton, Thomson Township , Carlton
Ravedave, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
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
More Information:
archives document
Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Picnic Grounds (added 1992 - - #92000640)
Also known as Jay Cooke State Park
Off MN 210 SE of Forbay Lake, Thomson Township , Carlton
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
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
More Information:
archives document
Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Service Yard (added 1992 - - #92000642)
Also known as Jay Cooke State Park
Off MN 210 E of Forbay Lake, Thomson Township , Carlton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
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
More Information:
archives document
Grand Portage of the St. Louis River (added 1973 - - #73000966)
W of Duluth in Jay Cooke State Park off MN 210 , Duluth
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
Kalevala Finnish Evangelical National Lutheran Church (added 2006 - - #98001218)
Also known as Moose Lake Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church
MN 73 , Kalevala Township
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, European
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lindholm Oil Company Service Station (added 1985 - - #85002202)
Also known as Best Service Station
202 Cloquet Ave. , Cloquet
Anon a mouse Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Depot (added 1994 - - #86003813)
Also known as Moose Lake Soo Line Depot
840 Folz Blvd. , Moose Lake
Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Northeastern Hotel (added 1984 - - #84000218)
115 St. Louis Ave. , Cloquet
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Oldenburg, Henry C., House (added 2006 - - #06001183)
604 Chestnut St. , Carlton
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Oldenburg, Henry Carl
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Industry
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
More Information:
archives document
Park Place Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001924)
1, 512, 520, and 528 Park Pl. , Cloquet
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Shaw Memorial Library (added 1985 - - #85001927)
Also known as Cloquet Public Library
406 Cloquet Ave. , Cloquet
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kelly & Shefchik
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
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:
archives document
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