National Register of Historic Places listings in Voyageurs National Park
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Voyageurs National Park.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Voyageurs National Park, 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.[1]
There are eleven properties and districts listed on the National Register in the park.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.[2]
Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archaeological Site No. 21SL82 |  |
February 17, 1988 (#88000067) |
Address restricted[5] | International Falls | Campsite used c. 3000 BCE–1900 CE.[6] |
| 2 | Archeological Site 21SL141 | |
December 31, 1987 (#87002164) |
Address restricted[5] | International Falls | Habitation site occupied c. 300–1900 CE.[6] |
| 3 | Archeological Site 21SL35 | |
December 29, 1987 (#87002165) |
Address restricted[5] | International Falls | Large beach site exclusively occupied by the Laurel complex of the early Woodland period, with what may be the earliest evidence of wild rice use in Minnesota. Also known as the Clyde Creek Site.[7] |
| 4 | Archeological Site 21SL55 | |
July 8, 1988 (#88000989) |
Address restricted[5] | International Falls | Island site exclusively occupied by the Blackduck culture of the late Woodland period, with a possible ricing jig and other subsurface features.[8] |
| 5 | Archeological Site No. 21SL73 | |
January 16, 1989 (#88003130) |
Address restricted[5] | International Falls | Seasonal campsite used 100 BCE–1500 CE.[6] |
| 6 | Jun Fujita Cabin |  |
December 2, 1996 (#96001351) |
Wendt Island, Voyageurs National Park 48°32′59″N 92°52′11″W / 48.549828°N 92.869838°W | Ranier | 1928 rustic cabin of Japanese American photographer and poet Jun Fujita. Also a rare surviving example of the early recreational development of the Boundary Waters.[9] |
| 7 | Gold Mine Sites |  |
May 6, 1977 (#77000155) |
Around Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park 48°36′09″N 93°10′05″W / 48.6025°N 93.168056°W | Island View | District of seven scattered mine shafts and test pits from an 1894 gold rush that brought industry and settlement to the area.[10] |
| 8 | William Ingersoll Estate |  |
June 15, 2011 (#11000360) |
Ingersoll's Island 48°21′16″N 92°28′23″W / 48.354351°N 92.473104°W | Crane Lake vicinity | 1920s island summer home complex, whose 1928 main cabin was a rare surviving E. F. Hodgson Company prefabricated kit house.[11] Collapsed in 2014 and subsequently removed.[12] |
| 9 | Kabetogama Ranger Station District |  |
June 18, 1993 (#93000479) |
Southwestern shore of Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park 48°26′43″N 93°01′44″W / 48.445278°N 93.028889°W | Kabetogama | Complex built 1933–1941 for the Minnesota Division of Forestry by the Civilian Conservation Corps, an example of federal work relief projects during the Great Depression and National Park Service rustic architecture.[13] |
| 10 | Kettle Falls Historic District |  |
July 17, 1978 (#78000376) |
Kettle Channel in Voyageurs National Park 48°30′05″N 92°38′25″W / 48.501389°N 92.640278°W | Island View | Dam, two log buildings, and hotel built circa-1910–1914 at a key portage on the Canada–United States border, an isolated nexus of industry and tourism in the Boundary Waters wilderness.[14] |
| 11 | Kettle Falls Hotel |  |
January 11, 1976 (#76000210) |
Kettle Channel in Voyageurs National Park 48°30′11″N 92°38′23″W / 48.503056°N 92.639722°W | Island View | 1913 hotel built to provide lodging and meals to commercial fishermen, lumberjacks, buyers, and tourists at a key portage deep in a roadless area.[15] |
| 12 | Adolph Levin Cottage | June 15, 2011 (#11000361) |
Kabetogama Narrows near Ash River Maintenance Dock 48°26′05″N 92°51′22″W / 48.434653°N 92.855993°W | Voyageurs National Park | Representative early-20th-century lake retreat with a 1937 log cabin noted for its rustic architecture and traditional Finnish construction.[16] | |
| 13 | Little American Mine |  |
April 16, 1975 (#75000226) |
Little American Island in Voyageurs National Park 48°36′09″N 93°10′05″W / 48.6025°N 93.168056°W | Island View | Remnants from Minnesota's only profitable gold mine, in operation 1893–1898.[6] Now developed with an interpretive trail.[17] |
| 14 | Monson's Hoist Bay Resort |  |
June 15, 2011 (#11000362) |
Hoist Bay, Namakan Lake 48°25′05″N 92°44′55″W / 48.417969°N 92.748733°W | Voyageurs National Park | Family-owned resort established in 1939 to serve the growing phenomenon of middle-class tourists, with nine contributing properties built 1941–1968.[18] |
| 15 | I.W. Stevens Lakeside Cottage |  |
June 15, 2011 (#11000363) |
Williams Island, Namakan Lake 48°26′30″N 92°44′50″W / 48.441548°N 92.747316°W | Voyageurs National Park | Largely intact lake cabin complex established in 1932, with seven contributing properties; used as a year-round residence and a small-scale resort.[19] |
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Koochiching County, Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical 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.
- ^ a b c d e Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ a b c d Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ De Vore, Steve; Cathie Masters (August 11, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Site 21SL35". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Masters, Cathie (March 3, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 21SL55". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hurley, John (August 15, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fujita, Jun Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Nagle, Liza; John J. Hackett (September 13, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gold Mine Sites". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Williams, Brenda W.; Ruth E. Mills (February 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ingersoll, William Estate". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Gee, Alastair (January 29, 2018). "Rotting cabins, closed trails: why we're shining a light on US national parks". The Guardian. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Franklin, Rachel (January 14, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Kabetogama Ranger Station District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hackett, John J.; Liza Nagle (September 13, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Kettle Falls Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Harren, Henry M. (October 28, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Kettle Falls Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Williams, Brenda W.; Ruth E. Mills (February 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Levin, Adolph Cottage". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ National Park Service (2005). "Rainy Lake Gold Rush" (PDF). Lake States Interpretive Association. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Williams, Brenda; Ruth E. Mills (February 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Monson's Hoist Bay Resort". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Williams, Brenda; Ruth E. Mills (February 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stevens, I. W., Lakeside Cottage". National Park Service.
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