National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Minnesota

Location of Clay County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Clay 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 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 18, 2023. ^[1]

History

Clay County's National Register properties reflect its significance as a transportation corridor and major agricultural region. The Red River of the North and the Red River Trails were important early routes, but Euro-American settlement was light. The Randolph M. Probstfield House, John Bergquist House, and Bernard Bernhardson House are the preserved homes of some of Clay County's earliest settlers. The construction of two major rail lines in the early 1870s fuelled a great increase in population and agriculture, and cemented the importance of Moorhead as a commercial hub. From the 1870s to the 1920s, large bonanza farms carved from railroad land grants gave way to diversified family outfits like the Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead. The John Olness House, Solomon Gilman Comstock House, and Burnham Building are associated with individuals who prospered in land speculation and other commercial activities. ^[2]

Current listings

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[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Barnesville City Hall and Jail	Barnesville City Hall and Jail	May 7, 1980 (#80002009)	Front and Main Sts. 46°39′12″N96°25′14″W / 46.653196°N 96.420441°W / 46.653196; -96.420441 (Barnesville City Hall and Jail)	Barnesville	Well preserved example of a small-town municipal complex, an 1899 city hall/fire station/opera house with a circa-1910 jail. [5]
2	John Bergquist House	John Bergquist House	May 7, 1980 (#80002014)	719 10th Ave. N. 46°53′09″N96°46′08″W / 46.885851°N 96.768769°W / 46.885851; -96.768769 (John Bergquist House)	Moorhead	1870 log cabin of John G. Bergquist, an early settler arriving in 1869 and notable figure in Moorhead's development. [6]
3	Bernard Bernhardson House	Bernard Bernhardson House	May 7, 1980 (#80002011)	County Road 59 46°41′35″N96°47′07″W / 46.692991°N 96.785273°W / 46.692991; -96.785273 (Bernard Bernhardson House)	Comstock vicinity	1870 log cabin built by an early homesteader as a temporary dwelling; Clay County's best preserved example of subsistence log architecture. [7]
4	Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources	Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources More images	October 25, 1989 (#89001671)	Off U.S. Route 10 east of Glyndon 46°51′53″N96°28′04″W / 46.864825°N 96.46773°W / 46.864825; -96.46773 (Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources)	Glyndon vicinity	Six park facilities built 1937–1940, significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, the early development of Minnesota's state parks, and split stone architecture. [8]
5	Burnham Building	Burnham Building	May 7, 1980 (#80002013)	420 Main Ave. 46°52′26″N96°46′23″W / 46.873981°N 96.772924°W / 46.873981; -96.772924 (Burnham Building)	Moorhead	Only remaining example of the false-front buildings once common to downtown Moorhead; a commercial/residential property built circa 1880 for early businessman and land speculator Frank Burnham. [9]
6	Comstock Public School	Comstock Public School	May 7, 1980 (#80002012)	Main St. 46°39′38″N96°45′03″W / 46.660552°N 96.750855°W / 46.660552; -96.750855 (Comstock Public School)	Comstock	School building constructed 1909–1911, noted for its architecture. [10]
7	Solomon Gilman Comstock House	Solomon Gilman Comstock House More images	December 30, 1974 (#74001011)	5th Ave. and 8th St. S. 46°52′08″N96°46′03″W / 46.869027°N 96.767504°W / 46.869027; -96.767504 (Solomon Gilman Comstock House)	Moorhead	1883 house of Solomon Comstock, a founder and leading citizen of Moorhead from his arrival in 1871 to his death in 1933. Also noted as the city's top example of late Victorian architecture. [11] Now a Minnesota Historical Society museum. [12]
8	District No. 3 School		January 11, 2023 (#100008545)	10389 280th St. S. 46°44′28″N96°13′04″W / 46.741193°N 96.217698°W / 46.741193; -96.217698 (District No. 3 School)	Parke Township	One-room school in use 1892–1961; Clay County's first rural school district and last to consolidate into a larger district, attesting to residents' values on providing a basic, locally controlled education. [13]
9	Fairmont Creamery Company	Fairmont Creamery Company	February 10, 1983 (#83000901)	801 2nd Ave. N. 46°52′35″N96°46′02″W / 46.876358°N 96.76735°W / 46.876358; -96.76735 (Fairmont Creamery Company)	Moorhead	1923 creamery instrumental in moving the Red River Valley away from monocultural cash crop farming into diversified agriculture. Also noted as an example of 1920s industrial architecture. [14]
10	Federal Courthouse and Post Office	Federal Courthouse and Post Office More images	May 7, 1980 (#80002015)	521 Main Ave. 46°52′25″N96°46′16″W / 46.873599°N 96.771239°W / 46.873599; -96.771239 (Federal Courthouse and Post Office)	Moorhead	1915 Neoclassical landmark in downtown Moorhead, also noted as a local example of a federal government building and for its adaptive reuse. [15] Now the Rourke Art Museum.
11	Lew A. Huntoon House	Lew A. Huntoon House More images	May 7, 1980 (#80002016)	709 8th St. S. 46°52′01″N96°46′06″W / 46.86692°N 96.76843°W / 46.86692; -96.76843 (Lew A. Huntoon House)	Moorhead	Moorhead's only English cottage-style house, built in 1910 for the director of the Moorhead State Normal School and now the official residence of the Concordia College president. [16]
12	Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead		May 7, 1980 (#80002021)	County Road 69 46°47′26″N96°37′34″W / 46.7905°N 96.626113°W / 46.7905; -96.626113 (Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead)	Sabin vicinity	Leading example of a Red River Valley family farm, with five contributing properties built 1890–1905. [17]
13	Main Building, Concordia College	Main Building, Concordia College	May 7, 1980 (#80002017)	S. 8th St. 46°51′56″N96°46′08″W / 46.865511°N 96.76879°W / 46.865511; -96.76879 (Main Building, Concordia College)	Moorhead	Most notable building at Concordia College and Moorhead's leading example of Neoclassical architecture, built in 1906. [18]
14	Moorhead Storage and Transfer Company Warehouse	Moorhead Storage and Transfer Company Warehouse	January 10, 2020 (#100004863)	1010 Center Ave. 46°52′31″N96°45′51″W / 46.8754°N 96.7642°W / 46.8754; -96.7642 (Moorhead Storage and Transfer Company Warehouse)	Moorhead	1922 trackside potato warehouse, a reminder of an important regional crop and its industrialization, and a rare vestige of Moorhead's former warehousing and manufacturing district. [19]
15	John Olness House	John Olness House	May 7, 1980 (#80002018)	U.S. Route 75 46°59′31″N96°45′10″W / 46.992006°N 96.752715°W / 46.992006; -96.752715 (John Olness House)	Georgetown vicinity	1902 house of a prosperous local merchant and land speculator; also noted for its Neoclassical façade and Queen Anne details. [20] Now an event venue called A Friend's House. [21]
16	Park Elementary School	Park Elementary School	December 22, 1988 (#88003013)	121 6th Ave. S. 46°52′05″N96°46′37″W / 46.86798°N 96.7769°W / 46.86798; -96.7769 (Park Elementary School)	Moorhead	Moorhead's oldest school building—constructed in 1900—and only surviving example of its small neighborhood schools in use before the Post–World War II baby boom. [22]
17	Patterson-Hernandez House	Patterson-Hernandez House	May 7, 1980 (#80002010)	404 Main Ave. W 46°39′11″N96°25′33″W / 46.653025°N 96.425765°W / 46.653025; -96.425765 (Patterson-Hernandez House)	Barnesville	Unusual and architecturally sophisticated Queen Anne house built 1898–1900 of fieldstone with some frame sections. [23]
18	Randolph M. Probstfield House	Randolph M. Probstfield House	May 7, 1980 (#80002019)	4555 Oakport St. N 46°55′20″N96°45′09″W / 46.922148°N 96.752371°W / 46.922148; -96.752371 (Randolph M. Probstfield House)	Moorhead vicinity	1869 house of one of Clay County's first settlers and a local leader in politics, education, and agricultural development from his arrival in 1859 to his death in 1911. [24]
19	St. John the Divine Episcopal Church	St. John the Divine Episcopal Church	May 7, 1980 (#80002020)	120 S. 8th St. 46°52′23″N96°46′02″W / 46.872987°N 96.767302°W / 46.872987; -96.767302 (St. John the Divine Episcopal Church)	Moorhead	Shingle Style church built 1898–99, considered Moorhead's leading architectural landmark and one of Cass Gilbert's most interesting churches. [25]
20	Hannah C. and Peter E. Thompson House	Hannah C. and Peter E. Thompson House	February 23, 1996 (#96000173)	361 2nd St. N.E. 46°39′23″N96°25′05″W / 46.65632°N 96.418051°W / 46.65632; -96.418051 (Hannah C. and Peter E. Thompson House)	Barnesville	1903 Neoclassical house designed by the Hancock Brothers for Barnesville founders and leading citizens Peter (1852–1905) and Hannah Thompson (1857–1920). [26]

See also

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

References

1. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 18, 2023.
2. Harvey, Thomas (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Clay County Multiple Resource Area (Partial Inventory)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Barnesville City Hall and Jail" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
6. Harvey, Tom (September 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: John Bergquist Cabin" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
7. Harvey, Tom (September 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Bernhardson Cabin" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
8. Anderson, Rolf T. (1988-08-25). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
9. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: 420 Main Avenue Commercial Building" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
10. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Comstock Public School" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
11. Van Brocklin, Lynne; Charles W. Nelson (1974-07-30). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Comstock, Solomon Gilman, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
12. "Comstock House". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
13. Gaut, Greg; Steve Martens (2022-07-11). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: District No. 3 School (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
14. Eggleston, Rod (1982-03-04). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fairmount Creamery Company" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
15. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Federal Post Office Building" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
16. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Huntoon House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
17. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
18. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Main Building, Concordia College" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
19. Mack, Doouglas; Rita Goodrich; Rolf Anderson (2019-08-26). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Moorhead Storage and Transfer Company Warehouse (PDF). Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
20. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: John Olness House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
21. Kuipers, Jeremy; Kuipers, Bobbi. "A Friend's House" . Retrieved 2013-10-06.
22. Yeater, Royce (1988-05-13). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Park Elementary School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
23. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Patterson-Hernandez House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
24. Harvey, Tom (September 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: R.M. Probstfield House" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
25. Harvey, Tom (October 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: St. John The Divine Episcopal Church" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
26. Kooiman, Barbara; Elizabeth Butterfield; Susan Granger; Kay Grossman (1995-07-31). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hannah C. and Peter E. Thompson House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-27.

External links

• Minnesota National Register Properties Database—Minnesota Historical Society