National Register of Historic Places listings in Beltrami County, Minnesota facts for kids
Imagine a special list of places in the United States that are super important because of their history or unique design. That's what the National Register of Historic Places is! This article tells you about the cool historic spots in Beltrami County, Minnesota, that are on this list.
There are 13 places in Beltrami County that are listed, and one of them is even a National Historic Landmark, which means it's extra special for the whole country! You can even find some of these places on an online map if you look up their coordinates.
Historic Places in Beltrami County
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beltrami County Courthouse |
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(#88000665) |
Beltrami Ave. and 6th St. 47°28′27″N 94°52′55″W / 47.474208°N 94.882033°W |
Bemidji | This building from 1902 is important because it has been the main government office for Beltrami County for a very long time. It's also a great example of a fancy building style called Beaux-Arts architecture. |
| 2 | Bemidji Carnegie Library |
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(#80001936) |
426 Bemidji Ave. 47°28′22″N 94°52′46″W / 47.472668°N 94.879467°W |
Bemidji | Built in 1909, this library is a well-preserved example of a Carnegie library. These libraries were built with money from a famous businessman named Andrew Carnegie. It also shows off the Neoclassical architecture style. Today, it's the Bemidji Community Art Center. |
| 3 | Buena Vista Archeological Historic District |
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(#96001311) |
Off County Road 15 47°39′21″N 94°53′11″W / 47.655961°N 94.886312°W |
Turtle Lake Township | This area is the mostly untouched site of an old logging town called Buena Vista. It started in 1896 but was mostly empty by 1909. The district includes where a sawmill used to be and an old schoolhouse from 1898 that is still standing. |
| 4 | Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox |
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(#88000204) |
3rd St. and Bemidji Ave. 47°28′14″N 94°52′44″W / 47.470446°N 94.878895°W |
Bemidji | These huge statues were built in 1937. They were the first giant roadside statues in the Midwest! They were made to encourage people to drive and visit northern Minnesota. |
| 5 | District No. 132 School |
(#88002083) |
County Road 500 47°43′51″N 95°07′43″W / 47.730894°N 95.1287°W |
Pinewood vicinity | This school building from around 1915 is special because of its unusual wooden front, which is designed in the Neoclassical architecture style. | |
| 6 | Great Northern Depot |
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(#88000673) |
Minnesota Ave. 47°28′03″N 94°52′57″W / 47.467575°N 94.882471°W |
Bemidji | This train station was built in 1913. It shows how important trains were in making Bemidji a busy logging town and a big trading center in the area. Today, it's the Beltrami County History Center. |
| 7 | Lake Bemidji State Park CCC/NYA/Rustic Style Historic Resources |
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(#89001674) |
Off County Highway 20 northeast of Bemidji 47°32′05″N 94°49′40″W / 47.534722°N 94.827778°W |
Bemidji vicinity | This park has special buildings made by the National Youth Administration between 1937 and 1939. These buildings are great examples of how people worked during the New Deal to help the country during tough times. |
| 8 | Minnesota and International Railway Trestle at Blackduck |
(#13001144) |
0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of junction CSAH 39 47°43′34″N 94°32′52″W / 47.726166°N 94.547726°W |
Blackduck | This long wooden bridge, called a trestle, was built in 1901–1902. It's over 700 feet long and was built to cross a difficult swampy area. It's special because of its length and how well its base is still intact. Now, it's part of the Blue Ox Trail. | |
| 9 | Nymore Bridge |
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(#89001849) |
1st St. over the Mississippi River 47°28′01″N 94°52′42″W / 47.466944°N 94.878333°W |
Bemidji | The Nymore Bridge, built in 1917, is a great example of a reinforced-concrete arch bridge. It's known for being large, located in a city, and for its unique barrel vault design. It also used an early type of special reinforcement. |
| 10 | David Park House |
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(#88000566) |
1501 Birchmont Dr. 47°29′00″N 94°52′33″W / 47.483286°N 94.875808°W |
Bemidji | This house, built in 1936, is one of the few amazing examples in Minnesota of a home designed in the Streamline Moderne style. This style is known for its smooth, rounded shapes, like a fast train or ship. |
| 11 | Rabideau CCC Camp |
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(#76001046) |
Off County Highway 39 in Chippewa National Forest 47°38′28″N 94°32′58″W / 47.641119°N 94.549466°W |
Blackduck vicinity | This is one of the few complete camps left from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC was a very popular program during the New Deal that helped young men find work and protect nature. This camp has 17 buildings that were built between 1935 and 1941. |
| 12 | Saum Schools |
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(#80001937) |
County Highway 23 47°58′35″N 94°40′34″W / 47.976318°N 94.676053°W |
Kelliher vicinity | This site includes a log schoolhouse from 1903 and a school building from 1912. The 1912 building was the first school in the state built specifically to combine several smaller schools into one. Both show how education grew in northern Minnesota in the early 1900s. |
| 13 | Three Island Park Site |
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(#12000427) |
Three Island Lake County Park 47°37′30″N 94°46′56″W / 47.625126°N 94.782245°W |
Port Hope Township | This park is an ancient seasonal fishing camp from the Woodland period, used by people between 600 and 1100 CE. It's mainly connected to a group of ancient cultures called the Blackduck-Kathio Complex. |
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