National Register of Historic Places listings in Fillmore County, Minnesota
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
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There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
- This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 14, 2020.[1]
History
Fillmore County's National Register properties reflect its development as an agricultural region typical of Southeast Minnesota. Euro-American settlement began in the 1850s and initially relied on rivers and stagecoach roads for transportation. The Forestville Townsite, now a living history museum, preserves a portion of one of these early communities. Several towns vied for county seat status; the William Strong House in Carimona and the Fillmore County Jail and Carriage House in Preston were nominated as the best surviving structures representing this period.[2]
Fillmore County's many rivers and streams powered a milling region of statewide importance before Minneapolis achieved primacy. Additionally, properties like the Quickstad Farm Implement Company and Rushford Wagon and Carriage Company represent the agricultural focus of manufacturing in the county. The Gilded Age prosperity of population centers like Spring Valley and Chatfield is reflected by other listings, several of which are noted for their architecture.[2]
Current listings
[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Allis Barn | ![]() Allis Barn |
April 27, 1982 (#82005038) |
County Highway 17 43°42′40″N 92°01′58″W |
Preston | Three-story barn built c. 1899, associated with 19th-century stock farming and Milwaukee's Allis-Chalmers company, a key Midwestern manufacturer of milling equipment.[5] Now the centerpiece of a resort.[6] |
2 | Francis H. Bartlett House | ![]() Francis H. Bartlett House |
May 24, 1984 (#84001410) |
Gold and Pearl Streets 43°42′21″N 92°16′07″W |
Wykoff | 1876 Second Empire house of Wykoff's co-founder, built the same year the town was incorporated.[7] |
3 | Bridge No. 5722 | ![]() Bridge No. 5722 |
July 20, 2011 (#11000467) |
N. Section St. (U.S. Route 63) over Spring Valley Creek 43°41′17″N 92°23′21″W |
Spring Valley | 1936 bridge on a concrete box culvert, an unusual basis for a bridge on a U.S. highway.[8] |
4 | Bridge No. L4770 | ![]() Bridge No. L4770 |
November 6, 1989 (#89001827) |
Township Road 213 over Mahoney Creek 43°44′23″N 92°05′39″W |
Fountain | Short, semicircular stone arch bridge built c. 1915, of a distinctive type developed by the State Highway Commission in the 1910s for use in rural southeast Minnesota.[9] Likely demolished (see talk page). Photo is of the site only. |
5 | Chatfield Public Library | ![]() Chatfield Public Library |
April 27, 1982 (#82005033) |
Main Street 43°50′41″N 92°11′14″W |
Chatfield | 1915 Prairie School Carnegie library designed by Claude and Starck.[10] |
6 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot | ![]() Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot |
March 5, 2018 (#100002162) |
Northwest corner of intersection of West Prairie Avenue & Main Street North 43°31′47″N 91°55′48″W |
Canton | The depot was built in 1879 and served the community until the 1970's It was purchased by a fan of Railroad history. He donated it to the Canton Historical Society. The depot is the primary project of the CHS. The plan is to use the building for community activities. |
7 | Commercial House Hotel | ![]() Commercial House Hotel |
July 19, 2001 (#01000747) |
146 South Broadway 43°41′13″N 92°23′29″W |
Spring Valley | Hotel built in 1874 and twice expanded, a key amenity in the commercial development of Spring Valley from the railroad into the automobile era.[11] |
8 | Daniel Dayton House | ![]() Daniel Dayton House |
December 6, 1977 (#77000732) |
Off County Highway 17 43°34′46″N 92°04′13″W |
Harmony | One of Minnesota's few surviving stagecoach inns, built in 1857 on the Dubuque–St. Paul Stage Road. Also noted for its stone architecture and association with Harmony Township's pioneer era.[12] |
9 | Samuel Thompson Dickson House | ![]() Samuel Thompson Dickson House |
August 15, 1985 (#85001755) |
225 3rd Street SW 43°50′35″N 92°11′28″W |
Chatfield | 1863 house of a prosperous mill owner, best surviving symbol of Chatfield's once-robust flour milling industry.[13] |
10 | Fillmore County Jail and Carriage House | ![]() Fillmore County Jail and Carriage House |
March 5, 1982 (#82002947) |
Houston and Preston Streets 43°40′15″N 92°05′07″W |
Preston | Fillmore County's long-serving law complex, with an Italianate jail/office/residence built 1869–70 and adjacent carriage house built c. 1900.[14] Now a bed and breakfast.[15] |
11 | Forestville Townsite-Meighan Store | ![]() Forestville Townsite-Meighan Store |
April 13, 1973 (#73000976) |
County Highway 12 in Forestville Mystery Cave State Park 43°38′34″N 92°12′54″W |
Forestville Township | 1853 townsite representative of the rapid frontier settlement following the treaties of 1851. Also associated with populist political figures William and Thomas Meighan.[16] Now a Minnesota Historical Society living history museum.[17] |
12 | George H. Haven House | George H. Haven House |
November 19, 1982 (#82000559) |
132 Winona Street 43°50′50″N 92°11′11″W |
Chatfield | 1874 Italianate house with an 1892 Greek Revival annex.[18] |
13 | Inspiration Point Wayside Rest | ![]() Inspiration Point Wayside Rest |
November 16, 2015 (#15000790) |
MN 16, 2 mi. SW. of Cty. Rd. 21 43°41′39″N 91°59′48″W |
Lanesboro | One of Minnesota's early NPS rustic style roadside parks established by the state highway department with New Deal assistance, constructed 1934–37, and its only surviving example built by a Civilian Conservation Corps erosion control camp.[19] |
14 | Lanesboro Historic District | ![]() Lanesboro Historic District |
September 9, 1982 (#82002946) |
Roughly Kirkwood, Coffee, and Parkway Streets 43°43′15″N 91°58′37″W |
Lanesboro | Well-preserved commercial and industrial districts of a 19th-century milling and railroad town,[20] with 36 contributing properties.[21] |
15 | Lenora Methodist Episcopal Church | ![]() Lenora Methodist Episcopal Church |
November 19, 1982 (#82001892) |
County Highways 23 and 24 43°34′26″N 91°52′48″W |
Canton | Church built 1856–1865, anchor of one of Fillmore County's few settlements established before railroad access.[22] |
16 | Ellen M. Lovell House | Ellen M. Lovell House |
November 19, 1982 (#82001893) |
218 Winona Street 43°50′48″N 92°11′10″W |
Chatfield | 1896 house also known as Oakwenwald Terrace, nominated as one of Minnesota's leading examples of Shingle style architecture.[23] Now a bed and breakfast.[24] |
17 | Milwaukee Elevator | ![]() Milwaukee Elevator |
May 31, 2006 (#06000454) |
Fillmore Street and Root River State Trail 43°40′14″N 92°04′46″W |
Preston | 1902 grain elevator typifying the engineering and construction of such structures in rural Minnesota.[25] |
18 | Norway Township Stone House | ![]() Norway Township Stone House |
April 27, 1982 (#82005034) |
County Highway 10 43°43′49″N 91°46′58″W |
Rushford | c. 1870s house significant for its locally unique masonry construction and its association with Fillmore County's Norwegian immigrant settlement, particularly Norway Township—one of southeast Minnesota's earliest and largest such communities.[26] |
19 | Parsons Block and Hall | ![]() Parsons Block and Hall |
November 19, 1982 (#82000560) |
112 South Broadway 43°41′15″N 92°23′28″W |
Spring Valley | Elaborate 1871 Italianate building with a second-floor meeting hall, which provided essential commercial and social space in burgeoning Spring Valley.[27] |
20 | Bernard H. Pietenpol Workshop and Garage | ![]() Bernard H. Pietenpol Workshop and Garage |
April 27, 1982 (#82002949) |
County Highway 5 43°35′17″N 92°17′19″W |
Cherry Grove | 1921 workshop of Bernard Pietenpol (1901–1984), pioneering designer of homemade aircraft.[28] |
21 | Preston Brewery | ![]() Preston Brewery |
April 27, 1982 (#82005035) |
Bluff Street 43°40′24″N 92°04′38″W |
Preston | 1859 brewery, Fillmore County's oldest surviving industrial building and a symbol of Preston's early settlement.[29] |
22 | Preston Overlook | ![]() Preston Overlook |
August 4, 2003 (#03000732) |
On U.S. Route 52 43°40′25″N 92°04′25″W |
Preston | Exemplary early Minnesota highway wayside, built 1937–38. Also noted for its National Park Service rustic design by landscape architect Arthur R. Nichols.[30] |
23 | Quickstad Farm Implement Company | ![]() Quickstad Farm Implement Company |
April 27, 1982 (#82005036) |
Mill Street 43°47′11″N 91°50′03″W |
Peterson | 1875 and 1901 buildings representative of the area's agricultural manufacturing economy. The latter building also exemplifies Fillmore County's stone industrial facilities.[31] |
24 | Rushford City Mill | ![]() Rushford City Mill |
April 27, 1982 (#82002806) |
301 Winona Street 43°48′52″N 91°45′20″W |
Rushford | 1875 mill representing Rushford's industrial development and Fillmore County's importance as Minnesota's first wheat and flour producing region.[32] |
25 | Rushford Wagon and Carriage Company | ![]() Rushford Wagon and Carriage Company |
April 27, 1982 (#82002948) |
Elm Street 43°48′33″N 91°45′18″W |
Rushford | Sole remaining building of a factory complex established in 1872, source of the widely used Rushford Wagon and a symbol of Rushford's agricultural manufacturing industry.[33] |
26 | Michael Scanlan House | ![]() Michael Scanlan House |
April 27, 1982 (#82005037) |
708 Parkway South 43°42′46″N 91°58′35″W |
Lanesboro | c. 1892 Queen Anne house of a prominent Lanesboro resident active in commerce and politics.[34] Now a bed and breakfast.[35] |
27 | Southern Minnesota Depot | ![]() Southern Minnesota Depot |
June 20, 1986 (#86001363) |
Elm Street and Pickle Alley 43°48′25″N 91°45′19″W |
Rushford | 1867 railway station symbolizing the impact of the Southern Minnesota Railroad on Rushford, whose development exploded upon becoming the line's western terminus.[36] Now a museum and visitor center. |
28 | Spring Valley Carnegie Library | ![]() Spring Valley Carnegie Library |
April 27, 1982 (#82002951) |
201 South Broadway 43°41′12″N 92°23′26″W |
Spring Valley | 1904 Carnegie library noted as an intact small-town example of Beaux-Arts architecture and as a symbol of Spring Valley's early-20th-century progressivism.[37] |
29 | Spring Valley Mausoleum | ![]() Spring Valley Mausoleum |
April 27, 1982 (#82004911) |
Spring Valley Cemetery 43°40′57″N 92°22′49″W |
Spring Valley | Mausoleum built 1913–14 as a symbol of Spring Valley's rising affluence and modernity during the Progressive Era.[38] |
30 | Spring Valley Methodist Episcopal Church | ![]() Spring Valley Methodist Episcopal Church |
May 12, 1975 (#75000979) |
221 West Courtland Street 43°41′17″N 92°23′35″W |
Spring Valley | Victorian Gothic church built 1876–78, noted for its polychrome façade and numerous stained glass windows.[39] Now the Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum.[40] |
31 | Ephraim Steffens House | ![]() Ephraim Steffens House |
April 27, 1982 (#82002952) |
404 North Broadway 43°41′29″N 92°23′33″W |
Spring Valley | 1877 Victorian Gothic house of a prosperous local entrepreneur and politician.[41] |
32 | William Strong House | ![]() William Strong House |
April 27, 1982 (#82002953) |
508 North Huron Avenue 43°41′35″N 92°23′44″W |
Spring Valley | 1879 Second Empire house of wealthy local banker William H. Strong (d. 1909).[42] |
33 | William Strong House | ![]() William Strong House |
April 27, 1982 (#82005040) |
County Highway 12 43°39′37″N 92°09′32″W |
Carimona Township | William Strong's earlier house, dating to the late 1850s; the only surviving structure of an 1853 village significant to Fillmore County's early settlement and government.[43] |
34 | Tunnel Mill | ![]() Tunnel Mill |
May 12, 1975 (#75000978) |
Off County Highway 1 43°45′43″N 92°22′48″W |
Spring Valley | 1871 gristmill uniquely powered by a tunnel shortcutting a horseshoe bend in a creek; the last surviving representative of one of Minnesota's key milling regions in northwestern Fillmore County.[44] Now a craft smithing center.[45] |
35 | Walker and Valentine House | ![]() Walker and Valentine House |
April 27, 1982 (#82005039) |
504 High Street 43°48′55″N 91°45′18″W |
Rushford | Semi-detached house built 1859–61 for two of Rushford's founders and early industrial entrepreneurs. Also noted for its local stone construction.[46] |
36 | Wykoff Commercial Historic District | ![]() Wykoff Commercial Historic District |
August 5, 1994 (#94000831) |
100 South Gold–123 North Gold Street 43°42′26″N 92°16′06″W |
Wykoff | Well preserved and architecturally cohesive commercial district of a railway-based agricultural center, with 17 contributing properties mostly dating to the 1890s.[47] |
See also
References
- "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on August 14, 2020.
- Frame III, Robert M. (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Fillmore County Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-25. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- Frame III, Robert M. (1981-02-09). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Allis Barn (Reliance Stock Farm)" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-24. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "About the Old Barn". The Old Barn Resort. 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- Frame, Robert (February 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Bartlett, Francis H., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-24. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Haun, Katherine; Robert M. Frame III (2010-03-10). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bridge No. 5722" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Hess, Jeffrey A. (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bridge No. L4770" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-24. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (1981-02-10). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Chatfield Public Library" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-12. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Pearson, Marjorie (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Commercial House Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-13. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Spaeth, Lynne VanBrocklin; Charles W. Nelson; Luther Thompson (1977-04-08). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Ravine House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-13. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Kruempel, Brett J. (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Samuel Thompson Dickson House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-13. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Spaeth, Lynne VanBrocklin (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Fillmore County Jail and Carriage House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-13. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "The JailHouse Inn". Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- Lutz, Thomas J. (1973-03-27). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Forestville Townsite". National Park Service. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Historic Forestville". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Haven-Johnson-Lovell Houses ("The Oaks," "The Cottage," and "Oakenwald Terrace")" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-13. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Granger, Susan; Scott Kelly (May 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Inspiration Point Wayside Rest" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Lanesboro Historic District" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-13. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Lanesboro Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Lenora Methodist Church" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-10. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Lovell, Ellen M., House ("Oakenwald Terrace")" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-10. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Oakenwald Terrace". 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- Ottinger, Matthew; Susan Granger (2005-10-08). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Milwaukee Elevator" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Norway Township Stone House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame, Robert (1980-09-04). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Parsons Block and Hall" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (1981-02-05). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Pietenpol, Bernard H., Workshop & Garage" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Preston Brewery" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Granger, Susan; Scott Kelly; Kay Grossman (2003-03-22). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Preston Overlook" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-09. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Quickstad Farm Implement Co. Buildings" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-08. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame, Robert (1980-09-25). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Rushford City Mill (D.J. Tew Mill)" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-08. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (1981-02-09). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Rushford Wagon and Carriage Company" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-08. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Scanlan, Michael, House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-07. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Historic Scanlan House Bed And Breakfast Inn". 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- McKechnie, Mark R. (1985-08-16). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Southern Minnesota Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-07. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Spring Valley Public Library" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-07. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (1981-02-05). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Spring Valley Mausoleum" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-07. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Lutz, Thomas J. (1975-03-24). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: First Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-07. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum". Spring Valley Community Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Steffens, Ephraim, House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-07. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Strong, William, Estate in Spring Valley" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-06. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Frame III, Robert M. (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Strong, William, House at Carimona". Minnesota Historical Society. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Lutz, Thomas (1975-03-21). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Tunnel Mill (J.A. Stout Mill)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-06. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Tunnel Mill Crafts". 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- Frame III, Robert M. (1981-02-06). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Walker, (Hiram), and Valentine, (Roswell H.), House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-06. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Hess, Demian (1993-03-26). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wykoff Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-06. Cite journal requires
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