Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Minnesota - Lake County
Lake County Minnesota has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Duluth and Iron Range Railway Ore Dock No. 6, EDNA G (tugboat), Isabella Ranger Station, ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck and BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck).

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including American Bridge Co., Globe Iron Works, Cleveland Ship Building Co., CCC, USDA Forest Service, William H. Radcliffe, Detroit Ship Building Company, Detroit Dry Dock Company, Edward Mattson and Chicago Shipbuilding Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Classical Revival, Beaux Arts and Bungalow/Craftsman.

BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck) (added 2007 - - #07000984)
Also known as Shipwreck of Bulk Freight Steamer Benjamin Noble
Address Restricted , Knife River
GreatLakesShips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Detroit Ship Building Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Transportation, Industry, Commerce, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Bridge No. 3589--Silver Creek Township (added 1998 - - #98000686)
US-61 over Stewart R. , Silver Creek Township
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Adams Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Crooked Lake Pictographs (added 1977 - - #77001660)
Address Restricted , Ely
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Owner:
Federal
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Depot (added 1983 - - #83000910)
6th St. off South Ave. , Two Harbors
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Duluth and Iron Range Railway Ore Dock No. 6 (added 1986 - - #86003817)
Also known as Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway Ore Dock No. 6
Agate Bay , Two Harbors
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., American Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Dwan, John, Office Building (added 1992 - - #92000700)
Also known as 3M/Dwan Building;The Sandpaper Museum
201 Waterfront Dr. , Two Harbors
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
EDNA G (tugboat) (added 1975 - - #75002144)
Home port at S end of Poplar St. in Agate Bay , Two Harbors
Geo Swan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Fishdance Lake Pictographs (added 1977 - - #77001658)
Address Restricted , Isabella
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Owner:
Federal
Gooseberry Falls State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources (added 1989 - - #89001672)
Also known as Gooseberry Falls State Park
Off US 61 NE of Two Harbors , Two Harbors
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
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
HESPER Shipwreck Site (added 1994 - - #94000343)
Also known as Hesper (US Registry 96054);Wreck site of the Hesper
Address Restricted , Silver Bay
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shipowners Drydock Company, Radcliffe, William H.
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Maritime History
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Halfway Ranger Station (added 2011 - - #11000782)
MN 1 (Fall Lake Township), Ely
Jonathunder, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
archives document
Isabella Ranger Station (added 2006 - - #05001611)
Also known as ISFS Heritage Site No. 09-09-04-249, Isabella Guard Station
Address Restricted , Isabella
Jonathunder, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
USDA Forest Service, CCC
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Government Office
Current Function:
Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Government Office
Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence (added 1983 - - #83000912)
601 3rd Ave. , Two Harbors
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pastoret & Lunz, McLeod,James A.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Larsmont School (added 1992 - - #92000799)
Also known as Larsmont Volunteer Fire Department
Co. Hwy. 61 , Two Harbors
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
MADEIRA (Schooner--Barge) Shipwreck (added 1992 - - #92000843)
Also known as Shipwreck of Schooner-Barge Madeira
Address Restricted , Beaver Bay
Elkman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Maritime History
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Mattson, Edward and Lisa, House and Fish House (added 1990 - - #90001152)
Off US 61, at Beaver Bay shore near Wieland Island , East Beaver Bay
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
NIAGARA Shipwreck Site (added 1994 - - #94000344)
Also known as Shipwreck of Rafting Tug Niagara
Address Restricted , Knife River
GreatLakesShips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Economics, Commerce, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck (added 1992 - - #92000845)
Also known as Shipwreck of Bulk Freight Steamer Onoko
Address Restricted , Knife River
GreatLakesShips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Globe Iron Works
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Maritime History
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
SAMUEL P. ELY Shipwreck (added 1992 - - #92000694)
Address Restricted , Two Harbors
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark,John Pearson
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Maritime History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility, Underwater
Split Rock Lighthouse (added 1969 - - #69000073)
About 20 mi. NE of Two Harbors on U.S. 61 , Two Harbors
Jonesey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
Tettegouche Camp Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003084)
Also known as Tettegouche Camp
Off County Hwy. 4 , Silver Bay
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
archives document
Two Harbors Carnegie Library (added 1986 - - #86002121)
Fourth Ave. and Waterfront Dr. , Two Harbors
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Terryberry,Austin
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
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
Two Harbors Light Station (added 1984 - - #84001483)
Agate and Burlington Bays , Two Harbors
Jameslwoodward, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
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