Historical landmarks

Following are the 36 historical places on the National Register in Crow Wing County: Brainerd Public Library building - 1904 Carnegie library. Also noted for its prominent Neoclassical architecture. Brainerd Water Tower - nation’s first municipal water tower built entirely out of concrete. The distinctive regional landmark was finished in 1921. Bridge #5265, Garrison - 1938 bridge consisting of a modular iron-plate arch and stone masonry. One of the Minnesota New Deal bridge projects. H.H. Broach House, Pequot Lakes - Mid1920s summer estate also known as Shawano House with rustic architecture of log and stone. Cole Memorial Building, Pequot Lakes - 1937 municipal hall illustrating the long-lived benefits of New Deal funding, including serving as a venue for many events from 1941-1967 as a civic movie theater. Now houses senior center and museum.

Crow Wing County Courthouse, Brainerd

- Long-serving government center is considered by many as the county’s most prominent public building. The former jail/sheriff’s residence building to the west of the courthouse serves as a county historical society museum. Crow Wing County State Park - Key travel junction associated with the Dakota/Ojibwe territorial conflict and the early town of Old Crow Wing, which was eventually replaced by Brainerd in the 1880s as the largest city in the county. Deerwood Auditorium - Multipurpose municipal building funded by the New Deal was built in the 1930s from local split stone. A longstanding venue for community events. Elevated Metal Water Tank, Crosby - Water tower finished in 1918 is one of the few remnants of the civic infrastructure funded by high tax revenue generated by mining properties during the development of the Cuyuna Range. Elevated Metal Water Tank, Deerwood - The 1914 water tower is one of the few remnants of the civic infrastructure funded by high tax revenue generated by mining properties during the development of the Cuyuna Range. Elevated Metal Water Tank, Ironton - The 1913 water tower is one of the few remnants of the civic infrastructure funded by high tax revenue generated by mining properties during the development of the Cuyuna Range. Elevated Metal Water Tank, Trommald - The 1918 water tower is one of the few remnants of the civic infrastructure funded by high tax revenue generated by mining properties during the development of the Cuyuna Range. Fawcett House, Breezy Point - Lodge-like summer home with guest rooms was built in the mid-1920s. Noted for its rustic architecture, the building is associated with Wilford Fawcett, who founded Fawcett Publications. Fort Flatmouth Mounds, Crosslake - Elliptical group of mounds indicate a long span of indigenous occupation. Franklin Junior High School - The school building was originally built in 1932 with an addition in 1954. Now serves as Franklin Arts Center. Garrison Concourse - Large highway wayside built in the late 1930s by the Civilian Conser-

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HISTORICAL LANDMARKS

vation Corps, a centerpiece of an early and extensive roadside development project. Gordon-Schaust Site, Crosslake - Two separate, but nearly parallel groups of linear mounds, undated but well preserved. Grand View Lodge, Nisswa - Lake resort’s main lodge was constructed in the mid-1920s with elaborate rustic log architecture. One of the region’s oldest lodge buildings. Hemstead House, Brainerd - Home built in early 1900s features a unique neo-classical architecture and is associated with prominent Brainerd politician and commerce leader Werner Hemstead. Ironton City Hall - Multipurpose municipal hall built in 1917 is the center of Ironton’s governmental and civic life with the city offices, fire department, library, jail and auditorium. Ironton Sintering Plant Complex, Crosby - The 1924 sintering facility with eight contributing properties - the second major beneficiation (treatment of iron ore) plant built in the United States. Kenney Lake Overlook, Garrison - 1939 wayside structure is significant as a key component of a major highway improvement. Represents the work of the CCC Veterans Division. Milford Mine Historical District, Wolford - Remains of the Milford Mine, active from 19121932 and site of Minnesota’s worst mining disaster where 41 miners were killed in 1924. Now a memorial county park.

Minnesota and International Railroad

Freight House and Shelter Shed, Nisswa - Open-air railway shelter built approximately 1918, known as the Lake Hubert Depot, is the only surviving example in North Central Minnesota and reminder of the railroad connection to the early years of the summer resort industry. Minnewawa Lodge, Nisswa - The Clark Lake resort was one of the region’s earliest resorts with three wood-frame buildings constructed from the 1890s to the 1920s before rustic architecture became popular. Now home of the Minnesota Hockey Camps.

Northern Pacific Railroad Shops Historic

District, Brainerd - One of Minnesota’s few surviving examples of a large railroad main-

tenance complex, with 12 properties building from 1882 to 1938. The facility housed Brainerd’s largest employer, Northern Pacific Railway, from the 1870s to the 1960s. Parker Building, Brainerd - Built in 1909, the structure features early 20th century commercial block and was host to numerous local businesses, including one of Brainerd’s first two banks.

Historic Lookout Fire Tower, Pequot Lakes

- Well-preserved fire tower was built in 1935, reflecting the New deal’s attention on forestry and management in a key tourist region. Red River Tail, Crow Wing State Park - Well-preserved fragment of the Woods Trail route of the Red River Trails in use from 1844 to 1871. Runs from a Mississippi River crossing through the former town of Old Crow Wing.

St. Alban’s Bay Culvert at Mille Lacs Lake,

Garrison - Rare example of a bridge built by the state highway department’s recreational development division, finished in 1939 as part of the New Deal project. Sebre Lake Site, Fort Ripley - One of the richest archaeological sites in the Nokasippi River Valley, yielding habitation and burial features accumulated over the years. Soo Line Depot, Crosby - The 1910 railway station was an essential conduit for the arrival of goods and people and the export of iron ore during the county’s major economic boom. Spina Hotel, Ironton - The 1913 hotel with multiple commercial spaces and grand designed architecture during the boom years of the Cuyuna Range. St. Columbia Mission Site, Nisswa - Site of an Episcopal mission to the Ojibwe in use from 1852 to 1862 is a well-dated archaeological assemblage to illuminate the lives of Minnesota’s early missionaries and their converts.

Upper Hay Lake Archeological District,

Jenkins - About 75 linear mounds, including one of the state’s longest at 725 feet, plus the sites of a village and a portage that indicates an area of substantial activity during the Blackduck phase of the Late Woodland period. 44 | CROW WING COUNTY RESIDENTIAL RESOURCE GUIDE 2023

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