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

Location of Clay County in Minnesota

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Clay 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 19 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

History

Clay County's National Register properties reflect its significance as a transportation corridor and major agricultural region. The Red River of the North and the Red River Trails were important early routes, but Euro-American settlement was light. The Randolph M. Probstfield House, John Bergquist House, and Bernard Bernhardson House are the preserved homes of some of Clay County's earliest settlers. The construction of two major rail lines in the early 1870s fuelled a great increase in population and agriculture, and cemented the importance of Moorhead as a commercial hub. From the 1870s to the 1920s, large bonanza farms carved from railroad land grants gave way to diversified family outfits like the Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead. The John Olness House, Solomon Gilman Comstock House, and Burnham Building are associated with individuals who prospered in land speculation and other commercial activities.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Barnesville City Hall and Jail		May 7, 1980 (#80002009)	Front and Main Sts. 46°39′12″N 96°25′14″W / 46.653196°N 96.420441°W / 46.653196; -96.420441 (Barnesville City Hall and Jail)	Barnesville	Well preserved example of a small-town municipal complex, an 1899 city hall/fire station/opera house with a c.-1910 jail.
2	John Bergquist House		May 7, 1980 (#80002014)	719 10th Ave., N. 46°53′09″N 96°46′08″W / 46.885851°N 96.768769°W / 46.885851; -96.768769 (John Bergquist House)	Moorhead	1870 log cabin of John G. Bergquist, an early settler arriving in 1869 and notable figure in Moorhead's development.
3	Bernard Bernhardson House		May 7, 1980 (#80002011)	County Road 59 46°41′35″N 96°47′07″W / 46.692991°N 96.785273°W / 46.692991; -96.785273 (Bernard Bernhardson House)	Comstock vicinity	1870 log cabin built by an early homesteader as a temporary dwelling; Clay County's best preserved example of subsistence log architecture.
4	Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources		October 25, 1989 (#89001671)	Off U.S. Route 10 east of Glyndon 46°51′53″N 96°28′04″W / 46.864825°N 96.46773°W / 46.864825; -96.46773 (Buffalo River State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources)	Glyndon vicinity	Six park facilities built 1937–1940, significant as examples of New Deal federal work relief, the early development of Minnesota's state parks, and split stone architecture.
5	Burnham Building		May 7, 1980 (#80002013)	420 Main Ave. 46°52′26″N 96°46′23″W / 46.873981°N 96.772924°W / 46.873981; -96.772924 (Burnham Building)	Moorhead	Only remaining example of the false-front buildings once common to downtown Moorhead, a commercial/residential property built c. 1880 for early businessman and land speculator Frank Burnham.
6	Comstock Public School		May 7, 1980 (#80002012)	Main St. 46°39′38″N 96°45′03″W / 46.660552°N 96.750855°W / 46.660552; -96.750855 (Comstock Public School)	Comstock	School building constructed 1909–1911, noted for its architecture.
7	Solomon Gilman Comstock House		December 30, 1974 (#74001011)	5th Ave. and 8th St., S. 46°52′08″N 96°46′03″W / 46.869027°N 96.767504°W / 46.869027; -96.767504 (Solomon Gilman Comstock House)	Moorhead	1883 house of Solomon Comstock, a founder and leading citizen of Moorhead from his arrival in 1871 to his death in 1933. Also noted as the city's top example of late Victorian architecture. Now a Minnesota Historical Society museum.
8	Fairmont Creamery Company		February 10, 1983 (#83000901)	801 2nd Ave., N. 46°52′35″N 96°46′02″W / 46.876358°N 96.76735°W / 46.876358; -96.76735 (Fairmont Creamery Company)	Moorhead	1923 creamery instrumental in moving the Red River Valley away from monocultural cash crop farming into diversified agriculture. Also noted as an example of 1920s industrial architecture.
9	Federal Courthouse and Post Office		May 7, 1980 (#80002015)	521 Main Ave. 46°52′25″N 96°46′16″W / 46.873599°N 96.771239°W / 46.873599; -96.771239 (Federal Courthouse and Post Office)	Moorhead	1915 Neoclassical landmark in downtown Moorhead, also noted as a local example of a federal government building and for its adaptive reuse. Now the Rourke Art Museum.
10	Lew A. Huntoon House		May 7, 1980 (#80002016)	709 8th St., S. 46°52′01″N 96°46′06″W / 46.86692°N 96.76843°W / 46.86692; -96.76843 (Lew A. Huntoon House)	Moorhead	Moorhead's only English cottage-style house, built in 1910 for the director of the Moorhead State Normal School and now the official residence of the Concordia College president.
11	Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead		May 7, 1980 (#80002021)	County Road 69 46°47′26″N 96°37′34″W / 46.7905°N 96.626113°W / 46.7905; -96.626113 (Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead)	Sabin vicinity	Leading example of a Red River Valley family farm, with five contributing properties built 1890–1905.
12	Main Building, Concordia College		May 7, 1980 (#80002017)	S. 8th St. 46°51′56″N 96°46′08″W / 46.865511°N 96.76879°W / 46.865511; -96.76879 (Main Building, Concordia College)	Moorhead	Most notable building at Concordia College and Moorhead's leading example of Neoclassical architecture, built in 1906.
13	John Olness House		May 7, 1980 (#80002018)	U.S. Route 75 46°59′31″N 96°45′10″W / 46.992006°N 96.752715°W / 46.992006; -96.752715 (John Olness House)	Georgetown vicinity	1902 house of a prosperous local merchant and land speculator; also noted for its Neoclassical façade and Queen Anne details. Now an event venue called A Friend's House.
14	Park Elementary School		December 22, 1988 (#88003013)	121 6th Ave. S. 46°52′05″N 96°46′37″W / 46.86798°N 96.7769°W / 46.86798; -96.7769 (Park Elementary School)	Moorhead	Moorhead's oldest school building—constructed in 1900—and only surviving example of its small neighborhood schools in use before the Post–World War II baby boom.
15	Patterson-Hernandez House		May 7, 1980 (#80002010)	404 Main Ave. W 46°39′11″N 96°25′33″W / 46.653025°N 96.425765°W / 46.653025; -96.425765 (Patterson-Hernandez House)	Barnesville	Unusual and architecturally sophisticated Queen Anne house built 1898–1900 of fieldstone with some frame sections.
16	Randolph M. Probstfield House		May 7, 1980 (#80002019)	4555 Oakport St. N 46°55′20″N 96°45′09″W / 46.922148°N 96.752371°W / 46.922148; -96.752371 (Randolph M. Probstfield House)	Moorhead vicinity	1869 house of one of Clay County's first settlers and a local leader in politics, education, and agricultural development from his arrival in 1859 to his death in 1911.
17	St. John the Divine Episcopal Church		May 7, 1980 (#80002020)	120 S. 8th St. 46°52′23″N 96°46′02″W / 46.872987°N 96.767302°W / 46.872987; -96.767302 (St. John the Divine Episcopal Church)	Moorhead	Shingle Style church built 1898–99, considered Moorhead's leading architectural landmark and one of Cass Gilbert's most interesting churches.
18	Hannah C. and Peter E. Thompson House		February 23, 1996 (#96000173)	361 2nd St., NE. 46°39′23″N 96°25′05″W / 46.65632°N 96.418051°W / 46.65632; -96.418051 (Hannah C. and Peter E. Thompson House)	Barnesville	1903 Neoclassical house designed by the Hancock Brothers for Barnesville founders and leading citizens Peter (1852–1905) and Hannah Thompson (1857–1920).