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

Traverse County Minnesota has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Shady Dell Site, Browns Valley Carnegie Public Library, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot, Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building and Larson's Hunters Resort.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Big Stone dating back to 1000.

The famous person Maj. Joseph R. Brown is associated with one of more of the Traverse County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Traverse County places including McClure Construction Co., Maj. Joseph R. Brown, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR Chicago and Alfred Setterlund. Prominent architectural styles found in Traverse Country are Classical Revival.

Browns Valley Carnegie Public Library (added 1985 - - #85001762)

Broadway Ave. and 2nd St. , Browns Valley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McClure Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

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:

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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot (added 1985 - - #85001818)

Also known as Traverse County Historical Society Museum

Broadway Ave. and Front St. , Wheaton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building (added 1986 - - #86001672)

Also known as Brown,Joseph R.--Brown,Samuel J., House

Broadway and Dakota Aves. , Browns Valley

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown,Maj. Joseph R.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Brown,Maj. Joseph R.,et al.

Significant Year:

1866, 1871, 1864

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Military Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Larson's Hunters Resort (added 1985 - - #85001774)

Also known as Larson's Hunters Resort-Larson,Andrew and Bertha,Farm

Co. Hwy. 76 , Wheaton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Setterlund,Alfred

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Shady Dell Site (added 1996 - - #96001309)

Also known as 21TR6

Address Restricted , Beardsley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Native American, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Big Stone

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields