National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota facts for kids

Location of Aitkin County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Aitkin County, Minnesota.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Aitkin 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 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Aitkin Carnegie Library		April 16, 1982 (#82002924)	121 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N 93°42′34″W / 46.533192°N 93.709382°W / 46.533192; -93.709382 (Aitkin Carnegie Library)	Aitkin	Well-preserved example of a Carnegie library—built 1911—and a prominent local example of Neoclassical architecture.
2	Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail		April 16, 1982 (#82002923)	209 and 217 2nd St., NW. 46°31′59″N 93°42′37″W / 46.533056°N 93.710278°W / 46.533056; -93.710278 (Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail)	Aitkin	Long-serving seat of Aitkin County government, consisting of a 1915 jail and a 1920 courthouse, the latter exemplifying the second-generation Beaux-Arts courthouses built around Minnesota in the early 20th century.
3	Andy Gibson (shipwreck)		August 28, 2012 (#12000558)	Mississippi River, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) downstream from County Highway 1 Bridge 46°32′25″N 93°43′01″W / 46.540199°N 93.717068°W / 46.540199; -93.717068 (Andy Gibson (shipwreck))	Aitkin vicinity	Rare and well-preserved remains of a Mississippi River steamboat, launched in 1884 to serve the headwaters region. Unique among U.S. shipwrecks for still resting on its 1894 drydock cradle.
4	Arthyde Stone House		April 16, 1982 (#82002930)	County Road 27 46°21′16″N 93°05′22″W / 46.354417°N 93.089471°W / 46.354417; -93.089471 (Arthyde Stone House)	Arthyde	Fieldstone bungalow built circa 1922 in a short-lived settlement, a locally prominent reminder of the failed townsite speculation common to northern Minnesota's cutover land during the Roaring Twenties.
5	Bethlehem Lutheran Church		April 16, 1982 (#82002928)	Off County Highway 12 46°28′34″N 93°37′00″W / 46.476034°N 93.616578°W / 46.476034; -93.616578 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church)	Aitkin vicinity	1897 church representative of the Swedish American population that predominated in southwest Aitkin County.
6	Patrick Casey House		April 16, 1982 (#82002925)	4th St., SE. and 2nd Ave. 46°31′36″N 93°42′13″W / 46.526564°N 93.703546°W / 46.526564; -93.703546 (Patrick Casey House)	Aitkin	1901 Queen Anne/Classical Revival house of a prominent local businessman (1849–1910) behind the Potter/Casey Company. Also one of northern Minnesota's few architecturally distinctive residences outside of Duluth and the Iron Range cities.
7	Malmo Mounds and Village Site		April 3, 1975 (#75000974)	Northwestern quarter of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 25 West 46°20′48″N 93°31′57″W / 46.346667°N 93.532500°W / 46.346667; -93.532500 (Malmo Mounds and Village Site)	McGrath vicinity	Village site and some 72 mounds dating to the early Middle Woodland Period, the type site and best preserved assemblage of the region's distinct Malmo Phase.
8	National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence		April 16, 1982 (#82002929)	252 Ione Ave. NE. 46°59′35″N 93°35′40″W / 46.992932°N 93.594423°W / 46.992932; -93.594423 (National Woodenware Company Superintendent's Residence)	Hill City	1910 manager's housing, chief remnant of an Armour and Company subsidiary that was Hill City's principal employer and developer 1910–1928.
9	Northern Pacific Depot		April 16, 1982 (#82002926)	20 Pacific St., SW. 46°31′54″N 93°42′28″W / 46.531667°N 93.707768°W / 46.531667; -93.707768 (Northern Pacific Depot)	Aitkin	Railway station built 1915–16, symbolizing the importance of the railroad in Aitkin's founding and development. Now houses an Aitkin County Historical Society museum.
10	Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area		May 23, 2016 (#16000276)	US 169, .25 mi. N. of 249th Ln. 46°26′38″N 93°44′17″W / 46.443979°N 93.737943°W / 46.443979; -93.737943 (Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area)	Aitkin vicinity	Roadside park built 1937–38, a large example of the state's early highway waysides developed during the New Deal. Also noted for its National Park Service rustic design.
11	Potter/Casey Company Building		April 16, 1982 (#82002927)	E. Minnesota Ave. between 1st and 2nd Sts., NW. 46°31′58″N 93°42′23″W / 46.532853°N 93.706384°W / 46.532853; -93.706384 (Potter/Casey Company Building)	Aitkin	1902 commercial building constructed for Aitkin County's leading mercantile business.
12	Savanna Portage		April 23, 1973 (#73000963)	Off County Highway 5 in Savanna Portage State Park 46°49′42″N 93°10′32″W / 46.828313°N 93.175548°W / 46.828313; -93.175548 (Savanna Portage)	McGregor vicinity	Difficult but vital 6-mile (9.7 km) portage linking the Great Lakes and Mississippi basins, blazed by Native Americans and used into the fur trade and early settlement eras.