National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 4, 2025.[2]
Current listings
edit| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Sears Bell Farm |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000614) |
1100 Heritage Dr. 45°06′38″N 92°32′06″W / 45.110556°N 92.535°W | New Richmond | Italianate farmhouse and granary built in 1884 and barn built in 1916. Bell was a farmer, real estate developer, and civic leader.[5] Today the farm is the site of the New Richmond Heritage Center.[6] |
| 2 | William J. Bernd House | _1.jpg) |
May 31, 1988 (#88000616) |
143 Arch Ave., N 45°07′25″N 92°32′09″W / 45.123611°N 92.535833°W | New Richmond | Princess Anne-style (late, simple Queen Anne) house built in 1907, a typical style in the decade after the 1899 tornado.[7] Bernd was a farmer, livestock breeder, and real estate developer.[8] |
| 3 | William J. Bernd House | _1.jpg) |
May 31, 1988 (#88000615) |
210 Second St., E 45°07′17″N 92°32′07″W / 45.121389°N 92.535278°W | New Richmond | Well-preserved 1.5 story bungalow built between 1912 and 1927.[8][9] |
| 4 | Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Car Shop Historic District |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000072) |
Roughly bounded by Gallahad Rd., Sommer, 4th and St. Croix Sts. 44°59′43″N 92°45′38″W / 44.995278°N 92.760556°W | North Hudson | Buildings of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, including 1890 Passenger Car Shop,[10] 1890 Freight Car Shop,[11] 1904 paint and upholstery shop,[12] and 1916 hand car repair shop.[13] |
| 5 | Frederick L. Darling House |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000060) |
617 3rd St. 44°58′36″N 92°45′21″W / 44.976667°N 92.755833°W | Hudson | 1857 home of dry goods merchant Darling. Described as "the supreme example" of Greek Revival homes in Hudson.[14][15] |
| 6 | William Dwelley House |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000061) |
1002 4th St. 44°58′50″N 92°45′13″W / 44.980556°N 92.753611°W | Hudson | Fine Italianate house built in 1865.[16] Dwelley was an "explorer, scaler of logs, and surveyor."[17] |
| 7 | Dr. Frank W. Epley Office |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000617) |
137 Third St., E 45°07′15″N 92°32′11″W / 45.120833°N 92.536389°W | New Richmond | Epley was a progressive early physician, mayor, founder of power and phone utilities, and churchman. His office, built in 1883, was damaged by the 1899 tornado, but from it he salvaged medical supplies and helped lead the recovery.[18] |
| 8 | First English Lutheran Church | May 31, 1988 (#88000618) |
354 Third St., N 45°07′44″N 92°32′31″W / 45.128889°N 92.541944°W | New Richmond | Gothic Revival-styled church built in 1906 by Swedish Lutherans. Early sermons were in Swedish and English. Bought in 1945 and restyled by Episcopal congregation.[19] | |
| 9 | Ezra Glover, Jr., House |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000619) |
415 Second St., E 45°07′19″N 92°31′54″W / 45.121944°N 92.531667°W | New Richmond | Clapboard Colonial Revival house built around 1900, probably by Ezra Glover who cashiered at Manufacturer's bank and owned a general store. Served as New Richmond's first hospital from 1928 for over 20 years, operated by the McNamara sisters.[20] |
| 10 | Hudson Public Library |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000062) |
304 Locust St. 44°58′33″N 92°45′19″W / 44.975833°N 92.755278°W | Hudson | Carnegie library designed by Van Ryn & DeGelleke in Neoclassical style and opened in 1904.[21] |
| 11 | Herman L. Humphrey House |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000063) |
803 Orange St. 44°58′46″N 92°44′51″W / 44.979444°N 92.7475°W | Hudson | Two-story brick Italianate house built in 1860 by Humphrey, who was lawyer, judge, mayor of Hudson, state representative, and U.S. congressman.[22] |
| 12 | August Johnson House |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000064) |
427 St. Croix St. 44°58′58″N 92°45′10″W / 44.982778°N 92.752778°W | Hudson | 2.5 story Queen Anne house with exterior of cobblestone cast in concrete blocks, built in 1902 by Johnson, himself a mason.[23] |
| 13 | Dr. Samuel C. Johnson House |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000065) |
405 Locust St. 44°58′34″N 92°45′13″W / 44.976111°N 92.753611°W | Hudson | 2.5 story clapboard Queen Anne house built in 1884[24] for Johnson, a surgeon who had fought at Shiloh, directed the Hudson sanatorium, and served as Hudson mayor and Wisconsin's surgeon general.[25] |
| 14 | William H. Kell House |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000620) |
215 Green Ave., S 45°07′17″N 92°32′03″W / 45.121389°N 92.534167°W | New Richmond | Italianate-styled house clad in clapboard and wood shingles, probably built in 1875.[26] |
| 15 | Kinnickinnic Church |  |
October 6, 2000 (#00001190) |
WI J, jct. with WI JJ 44°54′49″N 92°32′37″W / 44.913611°N 92.543611°W | Kinnickinnic | Greek Revival style church built in 1868.[27] Initially Methodists and Congregationalists worshiped there on alternate Sundays. Used as a church until 1951. Now a museum.[28] |
| 16 | Louis C. and Augusta Kriesel Farmstead | February 12, 2009 (#09000021) |
132 State Trunk Hwy 35/64 45°04′18″N 92°46′17″W / 45.071545°N 92.771265°W | St. Joseph | Diversified farm built 1900 to 1910, including farmhouse, barn, silo, machine shed, granary, chicken house/hoghouse/slaughterhouse, corn crib, smokehouse and creamery.[29] | |
| 17 | Lewis Farmhouse | March 19, 1982 (#82000709) |
1270 County Hwy A 45°02′45″N 92°37′31″W / 45.045833°N 92.625278°W | Boardman | Gabled ell farmhouse built 1867. Also called Willow River Farm.[30] | |
| 18 | Lewis-Williams House |  |
January 2, 1985 (#85000050) |
101 3rd St. 44°58′16″N 92°45′18″W / 44.971111°N 92.755°W | Hudson | Gothic Revival house with stucco exterior, built in 1860.[31] Hudson native Boyd T. Williams was a physician and cancer researcher who ran a cancer sanatorium in Minneapolis and later in this house in Hudson. His wife said he thought "a doctor doesn't know his patients unless he lives with them."[32] |
| 19 | Samuel T. Merritt House |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000066) |
904 7th St. 44°58′46″N 92°44′56″W / 44.979444°N 92.748889°W | Hudson | Two-story Clapboard Italianate house built in 1867.[33] A Yankee who arrived in 1862, Merritt supposedly was the first to ship wheat down the river to LaCrosse, in the late 1860s.[15] |
| 20 | Joseph Mielke House |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000621) |
326 Second St., W 45°07′17″N 92°32′28″W / 45.121389°N 92.541111°W | New Richmond | Considered the finest example of a Dutch Colonial Revival home in New Richmond. Built around 1900.[34] |
| 21 | John S. Moffat House |  |
July 18, 1974 (#74000124) |
1004 3rd St. 44°58′51″N 92°45′19″W / 44.980833°N 92.755278°W | Hudson | Octagon house built in 1854, originally in Greek Revival style and later restyled as Italianate. Moffat was a judge, originally from New York. The building is now the museum of the St. Croix County Historical Society.[35] |
| 22 | New Richmond Commercial Historic District | December 22, 2022 (#100008475) |
Bounded by rear properties facing South Knowles Ave., Willow R., and 3rd St. 45°07′14″N 92°32′15″W / 45.1205°N 92.5376°W | New Richmond | The old downtown, rebuilt in brick after the 1899 tornado destroyed the previous downtown. Survivors include the 1899 saloon at 208 S Knowles,[36] the 1900 Grocery and Crockery Store,[37] the 1900 Hagan Opera House,[38] the 1905 Beebe Hotel,[39] the 1906 Nelson's Confectionary,[40] the 1913 Gem Theatre,[41] and the 1917 Neoclassical-style Bank of New Richmond.[42] | |
| 23 | New Richmond East Side Historic District | October 3, 2022 (#100008225) |
Bounded by South Arch Ave., the rear of properties facing East 2nd St., South Starr Ave., and East 3rd St. 45°07′16″N 92°32′04″W / 45.1211°N 92.5344°W | New Richmond | Small neighborhood developed from the 1870s to 1920s,[43] including the 1875 Italianate style Kell house,[44] the 1880 gabled-ell Wyman house,[45] the 1900 Queen Anne/Stick Bosworth house,[46] the 1913 Craftsman Strand house,[47] and the 1921 Statz bungalow.[48] | |
| 24 | New Richmond News Building |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000625) |
145 Second St., W 45°07′19″N 92°32′18″W / 45.121944°N 92.538333°W | New Richmond | Two-story brick office building built in 1913 for the local newspaper that Abe Van Meter began as the St. Croix Republican in 1869, and evolved through mergers and 100 years of Van Meters to today's New Richmond News.[49] |
| 25 | New Richmond Roller Mills Co. | May 31, 1988 (#88000622) |
201 Knowles Ave., N 45°07′27″N 92°32′20″W / 45.124167°N 92.538889°W | New Richmond | Concrete grain elevator and mill complex built in 1916 after fire destroyed previous mills. A gristmill had been on the site since 1867, then flour mills, now Doboy/Domain. Mostly demolished.[50] | |
| 26 | New Richmond West Side Historic District |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000626) |
Roughly bounded by Willow River, Minnesota Ave., W. Second St., S. Washington Ave. 45°07′26″N 92°32′33″W / 45.123889°N 92.5425°W | New Richmond | 28 contributing properties, ranging from the Italianate Bartlett house built in 1873[51] to the 1887 Shingle-style Mosher house designed by Gilbert and Taylor,[52] to the 1929 Colonial Revival Doar house designed by Roy Childs Jones.[53] |
| 27 | Opera Hall Block |  |
March 7, 1979 (#79000114) |
516 2nd St. 44°58′30″N 92°45′23″W / 44.975°N 92.756389°W | Hudson | Theater built in 1880. |
| 28 | William H. Phipps House |  |
June 18, 1987 (#87000991) |
1005 Third St. 44°58′50″N 92°45′21″W / 44.980556°N 92.755833°W | Hudson | Hudson's finest Queen Anne home, built in 1884, with a three-story octagonal tower.[15] Phipps was an executive of the North Wisconsin Railway[54] and a philanthropist. |
| 29 | Second Street Commercial District |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000067) |
Roughly 1st, 2nd, Walnut, and Locust Sts. 44°58′30″N 92°45′25″W / 44.975°N 92.756944°W | Hudson | 22 contributing buildings[55] which comprise the commercial core of Hudson's downtown, mostly built after the fire of 1866 with fireproof exteriors.[15] |
| 30 | Sixth Street Historic District |  |
October 4, 1984 (#84000069) |
Roughly 6th St. between Myrtle and Vine Sts. 44°58′47″N 92°45′03″W / 44.979722°N 92.750833°W | Hudson | Prestigious residential neighborhood, including a Greek Revival home,[56] a Gothic Revival home,[57] an Italianate home,[58] the 1885 Queen Anne David C. Fulton House,[59] and bungalows.[60] |
| 31 | Soo Line Depot |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000623) |
120 High St. 45°07′35″N 92°32′23″W / 45.126389°N 92.539722°W | New Richmond | One-story stone-clad depot built in 1915 by the Wisconsin Central Railway, which later merged into the Soo Line. Served passengers until 1968.[61] |
| 32 | Soo Line High Bridge |  |
August 22, 1977 (#77000056) |
Address Restricted 45°07′23″N 92°44′39″W / 45.1231°N 92.7442°W | Somerset | Dramatic 2,600-foot-long (790 m), 184-foot-high (56 m) multi-span steel arch bridge built 1910–11, noted for its exceptional dimensions, beauty, innovative engineering techniques, and importance.[62] |
| 33 | St Croix County Courthouse |  |
March 9, 1982 (#82000710) |
904 3rd St. 44°58′47″N 92°45′17″W / 44.979722°N 92.754722°W | Hudson | Massive red sandstone and brick courthouse designed by William Towner in Richardsonian Romanesque style and built in 1910.[63] |
| 34 | Stillwater Bridge |  |
May 25, 1989 (#89000445) |
MN 36/WI 64 over St. Croix River 45°03′23″N 92°48′12″W / 45.056389°N 92.803333°W | Houlton | Rare example of a vertical-lift highway bridge based on a Waddell & Harrington design, built in 1931. Extends into Washington County, Minnesota.[64] |
| 35 | John Nicholas and Hermina Thelen House | February 12, 2009 (#09000022) |
1383 and 1405 Thelen Farm Trail 45°03′59″N 92°46′25″W / 45.06642°N 92.773515°W | St. Joseph | Farmstead which spans from wheat-farming era to dairy, including Italianate farmhouse built in 1885,[65] 1873 stone smokehouse,[66] 1873 granary,[67] and 1917 barn and silo.[68] | |
| 36 | Erick J. Thompson House |  |
May 31, 1988 (#88000624) |
350 Second St., W 45°07′17″N 92°32′29″W / 45.121389°N 92.541389°W | New Richmond | 2.5 story Queen Anne house built in 1893, with matching carriage house. Also known as J. McNally House.[69] |
Former listings
edit| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.E. Williams Block | October 4, 1984 (#84000070) | July 1, 2009 | 321 2nd St. 44°58′25″N 92°45′26″W / 44.9736°N 92.7572°W | Hudson | Italianate commercial block with facade of rusticated limestone.[70] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided is primarily from the National Register Information System, and has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. For 1%, the location info may be way off. We seek to correct the coordinate information wherever it is found to be erroneous. Please leave a note in the Discussion page for this article if you believe any specific location is incorrect.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Marcus Sears Bell Farm (Kathryn and Marcus)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Tour Buildings of the Past". New Richmond Heritage Center. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "William J. Bernd House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Roberts, Dr. Norene A. (September 10, 1986). "The Historic Resources of New Richmond". National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Nomination Form. U.S. Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "William J. Bernd Bungalow". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Building D - Passenger Car Shop". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Building C - Freight Car Shop". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Building F - Paint and Upholstery Shop". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Building J - Hand Car Repair Shop". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, Roger G. (2006). Historic Homes of Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 66–68. ISBN 0-87351-557-9.
- ^ a b c d LaRowe, Richard C. "The Historic Resources of Hudson and North Hudson (Partial Inventory: Historic and Architectural Properties)". National Register of Historic Places - Inventory/Nomination Form. U.S. Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "William Dwelley House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Folsom, William Henry Carman (1888). Fifty Years in the Northwest. Pioneer Press Company. p. 168.
- ^ "Dr. Frank W. Epley Office (Medical)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "First English Lutheran Church". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ "Ezra Glover Jr. House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ "Hudson Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Humphrey, Herman Leon". Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress. House Legislative Resource Center and the Senate Historical Office. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "August Johnson House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Dr. Samuel C. Johnson House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Civil War encampment at Octagon House Aug. 23". Hudson Star-Observer. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "William H. Kell House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Kinnickinnic Church". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ Pfueler, Phil. "Kinnickinnic Church". The Heritage Initiative. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Kriesel, Louis C. and Augusta, Farmstead". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Willow River Farm". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ "Lewis-Williams House (Boyd T. Williams)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ Frederick, Jace (June 11, 2012). "Works of late Hudson doctor exhibited at Mayo Clinic". Hudson Star Observer. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Samuel T. Merritt House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Joseph Mielke House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "The Octagon House Museum". St. Croix County Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Saloon". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Grocery and Crockery Store". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Hagan Opera House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Beebe Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Nelson's Confectionary". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Ge, Theatre". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Bank of New Richmond". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "New Richmond East Side Historical District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "William H. Kell House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "A. Wyman House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "A.W. Bosworth, Jr. House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Martin and Irene Strand House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Statz House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "New Richmond News Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "New Richmond Roller Mills Co". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Frank W. Bartlett House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Orville W. Mosher Home". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "William T. Doar, Sr. House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Railroad Commissioners Dept. 1880. p. 189.
William H. Phipps hudson wisconsin.
- ^ "Second Street Commercial District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "718 6th St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "810 6th St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "728 6th St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "Major David C Fulton House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "818 6th St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "Soo Line Depot (Railroad)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ Parnes, Herschel L. D. (April 24, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Soo Line High Bridge". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "St. Croix County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ Hess, Jeffrey A. (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stillwater Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Thelen, John Nicholas and Hermina, House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "J. N. Thelen Smokehouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "J. N. Thelen Granary". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "J. N. Thelen Barn and Silo". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "Erick J. Thompson House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "T. E. Williams Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2013.