National Register of Historic Places - North Dakota (ND), Mercer County

Mercer County North Dakota has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Big Hidatsa Village Site, Fort Clark Archeological District, High Butte Effigy and Village Site (32ME13), Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Archeological District and Fort Clark Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Plains Woodland-Besant, Mandan, Hidatsa and Crow dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Mercer County historic places including George Catlin and John J. Audubon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mercer County places including Dibley and Robinson, Frederick Walcott Kieth, Chase & Westlin, G.H. Korupp, William D. Gillespie and Herman Leonard. Prominent architectural styles found in Mercer Country are Art Deco, International Style and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Beulah School (added 1997 - - #97001200)

Also known as Beulah High School;Beulah Middle School;32ME1663

205 2nd St., NW , Beulah

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Leonard, Herman, Kieth, Frederick Walcott

Architectural Style:

International Style, Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Big Hidatsa Village Site (added 1966 - - #66000600)

N bank of Knife River, 1 mi. N of Stanton , Stanton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Native American, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Hidatsa Indian

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility

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Fort Clark Archeological District (added 1986 - - #86002800)

North Dakota Highway 200 Alternate , Stanton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Science, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Arikara, Mandan, Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Military Facility, Pedestrian Related, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

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Hazen High School (added 1991 - - #77001026)

400 Central Ave. , Hazen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chase & Westlin, Gillespie,William D.

Architectural Style:

Other, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

High Butte Effigy and Village Site (32ME13) (added 1978 - - #78001991)

Also known as 32ME13

Address Restricted , Riverdale

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Plains Woodland-Besant

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Knife River Bridge near Stanton (added 2001 - - #01000428)

Cty. Rd., 4 mi. W and 1 mi. N of Stanton , Stanton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dibley and Robinson

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74002220)

Address Restricted , Stanton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Audubon,John J., Catlin,George

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Mandan, Hidatsa, Crow

Period of Significance:

3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Krause, Fred, House (added 1992 - - #92000344)

Also known as Joe Friedlander House

321 W. Main St. , Hazen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Korupp,G.H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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St. Paul's Lutheran Church (added 2005 - - #05000625)

Also known as 32ME2199

4474 1st NW , Hazen

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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