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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chippewa County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chippewa 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 9 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 Charles H. Budd House
Charles H. Budd House
September 19, 1977
(#77000726)
219 N. 3rd St.
44°56′50″N 95°43′24″W / 44.947129°N 95.723424°W / 44.947129; -95.723424 (Charles H. Budd House)
Montevideo 1909 house of an influential early settler (arriving in 1872) who was active in local law, politics, banking, and civics.
2 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot
October 27, 1988
(#88002079)
S. 1st St. at Park Ave.
44°56′29″N 95°43′22″W / 44.941524°N 95.722697°W / 44.941524; -95.722697 (Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot)
Montevideo 1901 passenger depot, only remaining building of a large Milwaukee Road division headquarters that spurred Montevideo's development. Now a railway museum.
3 Chippewa County Bank
Chippewa County Bank
September 19, 1977
(#77000727)
N. 1st St. and Lincoln Ave.
44°56′51″N 95°43′28″W / 44.947414°N 95.724577°W / 44.947414; -95.724577 (Chippewa County Bank)
Montevideo 1900 Romanesque Revival commercial building constructed to house Montevideo's oldest bank, established in 1870.
4 Henry Gippe Farmstead
Henry Gippe Farmstead
September 25, 1985
(#85002558)
U.S. Route 59
44°59′38″N 95°46′23″W / 44.993889°N 95.773056°W / 44.993889; -95.773056 (Henry Gippe Farmstead)
Watson vicinity 1865 farm with an ornate 1887 house, one of Chippewa County's first permanent homesteads and its oldest surviving brick farmhouse.
5 Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District
Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District
March 14, 1973
(#73000971)
Address restricted
45°01′25″N 95°52′05″W / 45.023746°N 95.868166°W / 45.023746; -95.868166 (Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District)
Montevideo vicinity Site of the 1826 Fort Renville trading post and an 1841 mission church (reconstructed in the 1940s), plus associated Euro-American and Dakota habitations. Extends into Lac qui Parle County.
6 Montevideo Carnegie Library
Montevideo Carnegie Library
August 26, 1982
(#82002938)
125 N. 3rd St.
44°56′47″N 95°43′24″W / 44.946472°N 95.723461°W / 44.946472; -95.723461 (Montevideo Carnegie Library)
Montevideo 1906 Carnegie library in use until 1968, featuring a modest local adaptation of Neoclassical architecture.
7 Olof Swensson Farmstead
Olof Swensson Farmstead
December 30, 1974
(#74001010)
County Highways 6 and 15
44°52′43″N 95°35′33″W / 44.878568°N 95.592478°W / 44.878568; -95.592478 (Olof Swensson Farmstead)
Granite Falls vicinity 1873 homestead of a Norwegian immigrant (1843–1923) noted for his self-sufficient construction and eccentric reform efforts. Now the Swensson Farm Museum.
8 Julian A. Weaver House
Julian A. Weaver House
June 20, 1986
(#86001344)
863 Lincoln Ave. (originally 837 Minnesota Ave.)
44°48′27″N 95°32′02″W / 44.807596°N 95.533993°W / 44.807596; -95.533993 (Julian A. Weaver House)
Granite Falls c. 1878 house of Granite Falls' first railway agent, also notable as one of the region's few intact 1870s residences.
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