National Register of Historic Places listings in Pipestone County, Minnesota

Location of Pipestone County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pipestone 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.

There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including a National Monument. A supplementary list includes one additional site that was formerly on the National Register. Many of Pipestone County's listings are constructed of locally quarried Sioux Quartzite.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 16, 2016.^[1]

Current listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bauman Hall		March 3, 1980 (#80002116)	201 W. Wall St. 43°50′59″N 96°23′56″W / 43.849659°N 96.398839°W	Jasper	1891 vestige of the abandoned town of North Sioux Falls, Minnesota, relocated c. 1893 as the first in a row of Sioux Quartzite buildings on Jasper's main street.[4]
2	Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Depot		March 3, 1980 (#80002124)	400 N. Hiawatha Ave. 44°00′14″N 96°19′05″W / 44.003874°N 96.317986°W	Pipestone	1890 railway station symbolizing the importance of railroads in southwestern Minnesota's development.[5]
3	Calumet Hotel		March 16, 1976 (#76001066)	104 W. Main St. 44°00′01″N 96°19′04″W / 44.000278°N 96.317778°W	Pipestone	1888 hotel listed for its architectural prominence and importance to Pipestone's early commerce.[6] Also a contributing property to the Pipestone Commercial Historic District.[7]
4	Cannomok'e-Pipestone National Monument		October 15, 1966 (#66000112)	Off Hiawatha Ave. 44°00′48″N 96°19′30″W / 44.013333°N 96.325°W	Pipestone vicinity	Primary source of pipestone quarried by Plains Indians from prehistory to present for ceremonial pipes and other sacred or artistic items. Now a National Park unit.[8]
5	Gerber Hospital and Garage		March 3, 1980 (#80002119)	120 E. Wall St. 43°51′00″N 96°23′45″W / 43.850071°N 96.395963°W	Jasper	Hospital clinic built c. 1913, noted for its unusual use of Sioux Quartzite on a Stick style design.[9]
6	Ihlen Mercantile Company		March 3, 1980 (#80002115)	Holman St. and Sherman Ave. 43°54′30″N 96°22′07″W / 43.908413°N 96.368562°W	Ihlen	1892 home of Ihlen's first business, also noted as southwestern Minnesota's most intact frame commercial building.[10]
7	Pipestone Commercial Historic District		May 2, 1977 (#77000761)	Along Main St. between 2nd Ave. NW./SW. and 2nd Ave. NE./SE. 44°00′02″N 96°19′03″W / 44.000502°N 96.317621°W	Pipestone	Two-block district featuring Minnesota's greatest concentration of Sioux Quartzite buildings, with 22 contributing properties mostly dating to the 1890s.[7][11]
8	Pipestone County Courthouse		March 3, 1980 (#80002121)	416 S. Hiawatha 43°59′51″N 96°19′06″W / 43.997384°N 96.31834°W	Pipestone	1900 courthouse, significant as the county's seat of government and most elaborate architecture and use of Sioux Quartzite.[12]
9	Pipestone Indian School Superintendent's House		April 5, 1993 (#93000232)	Off N. Hiawatha Ave. 44°01′15″N 96°19′11″W / 44.020745°N 96.319832°W	Pipestone	1907 staff housing, a rare vestige in Minnesota of federal Native American boarding schools such as Pipestone Indian School, which operated 1892–1953.[13]
10	Pipestone Public Library		March 3, 1980 (#80002122)	3rd St., SE. and S. Hiawatha Ave. 43°59′55″N 96°19′02″W / 43.998609°N 96.317308°W	Pipestone	1904 Carnegie library also significant for its architecture, designed by Joseph Schwartz in Sioux Quartzite.[14]
11	Pipestone Water Tower		March 3, 1980 (#80002123)	2nd St., NE. 44°00′06″N 96°18′39″W / 44.001621°N 96.310884°W	Pipestone	1920 water tower, one of the first to be built with concrete. Designer L.P. Wolff pioneered the method in 1918 for the nearly identical Brainerd Water Tower in Brainerd, Minnesota.[15]
12	John Rowe House		March 3, 1980 (#80002118)	200 E. 2nd St. 43°51′04″N 96°23′44″W / 43.851075°N 96.395435°W	Jasper	Unusual stone bungalow built c. 1905, juxtaposing a common design with an atypical construction material.[16]
13	Split Rock Bridge		November 6, 1989 (#89001823)	County Road 54 over Split Rock Creek 43°53′31″N 96°22′02″W / 43.891914°N 96.367218°W	Ihlen vicinity	Quartzite arch bridge built 1937–38, noted for its aesthetic simplicity and 50-foot (15 m) length—the longest stone arch span on a Minnesota highway.[17]
14	Stordahl Building	Upload image	March 3, 1980 (#80002120)	119 W. Wall St. 43°50′59″N 96°23′54″W / 43.84969°N 96.398324°W	Jasper	One of Jasper's earliest and most intact quartzite buildings, constructed in 1894.[18]

Former listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Christianson House and Store	Upload image	March 3, 1980 (#80002117)	March 28, 1990	208 E. 2nd St.	Jasper	1888 department store and residence.[19] Moved in 1981.[20]

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Bauman Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
5. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Rock Island Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
6. Albersman, David; Charles W. Nelson (1975-09-10). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Calumet Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
7. "Pipestone Commercial Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
8. "People - Pipestone National Monument". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
9. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Gerber Hospital and Garage" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
10. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Ihlen Mercantile Co." (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
11. Walther, Donna Lee (1976-10-26). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pipestone Architectural District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
12. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Pipestone County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
13. Zimniewicz, Jeanne M.; Michael Koop (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pipestone Indian School Superintendent's Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
14. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Pipestone Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
15. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Pipestone Water Tower" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
16. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Rowe, John, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
17. Hess, Jeffrey A. "Split Rock Bridge: Historic Significance". Minnesota's Historic Bridges. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
18. Harvey, Thomas (March 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Stordahl Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
19. "Christianson House and Store (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
20. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

External links

• Pipestone, Minnesota—A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society