National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Location of Douglas County in Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Douglas County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.

There are 18 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 March 24, 2017.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Berkshire Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001466)	917-927 Tower Avenue 46°43′37″N 92°06′15″W	Superior	Business block built in 1892 in Romanesque Revival style with exterior of Kasota limestone, and finished by Scandinavian craftsmen. First housed the State Bank of Wisconsin, later department stores, Holden Insurance, and now AMSOIL.
2	Brule-St. Croix Portage		October 15, 1970 (#70000033)	Brule River State Forest 46°23′18″N 91°45′25″W	Solon Springs	Two-mile portage trail from the St. Croix River in the Mississippi watershed to the Bois Brule River in the Great Lakes watershed. Used by Native Americans and early European explorers. The first recorded was du Lhut in 1680, later Jonathan Carver and Henry Schoolcraft.
3	Davidson Windmill		August 3, 1979 (#79000075)	SE of Superior on WI 13 46°38′56″N 91°54′21″W	Lakeside	Finnish immigrant Jacob Davidson (Jaako Tapola) constructed this windmill in 1900 to grind animal feed.
4	Douglas County Courthouse		March 9, 1982 (#82000664)	1313 Belknap Street 46°43′16″N 92°05′49″W	Superior	Massive three-story limestone and marble courthouse built 1918-1919 in Classical Revival style.
5	Empire Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001467)	1202-1208 Tower Avenue 46°43′27″N 92°06′12″W	Superior	Victorian Romanesque business block designed by Carl Wirth and built in 1892. Lurye's Furniture was an occupant from 1937 to 2012.
6	Lake Nebagamon Auditorium		September 14, 1981 (#81000041)	1st Street 46°30′48″N 91°41′56″W	Lake Nebagamon	Rustic-styled community center with cobblestone chimney, built in 1936.
7	Maryland Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001468)	1221-1227 Tower Avenue 46°43′24″N 92°06′15″W	Superior	Neoclassical commercial building developed by the Land and River Improvement Company and built in 1892. A.k.a the Badger Building.
8	METEOR (Whaleback carrier)		September 9, 1974 (#74000081)	NW tip of Barkers Island 46°43′23″N 92°03′47″W	Superior	380-foot whaleback freighter, the last remaining in the world. Built in 1896 in Superior, the Meteor hauled iron ore, grain, and liquids up and down the Great Lakes until 1969. Now a museum.
9	Minnesota Block-Board of Trade Bldg.		June 27, 1985 (#85001470)	1501-1511 Tower Avenue 46°43′14″N 92°06′14″W	Superior	Four-story Neoclassical building, supposedly fireproof, designed by C. C. Haight and built in 1892 by the Land and River Improvement Company. Housed Spicer-Fanning Dry Goods in lower floors and Board of Trade in upper.
10	New Jersey Building		September 22, 1983 (#83003373)	1422-1432 Tower Avenue and 1705-1723 Belknap Street 46°43′16″N 92°06′11″W	Superior	Business block built in 1889 in Romanesque Revival style by the Land and River Improvement Co. Named for the investors, from New Jersey. Originally housed 5 storefronts on street level and six luxury apartments above.
11	New York Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001472)	1402-1412 Tower Avenue 46°43′18″N 92°06′12″W	Superior	Romanesque Revival business block built in 1890 by the Land and River Improvement Co. Named for the investors, from New York. Housed ten stores at street level.
12	Northern Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001471)	2229 East 5th Street 46°42′14″N 92°02′55″W	Superior	Business block constructed in 1892 by local investors.
13	Martin Pattison House		February 12, 1981 (#81000042)	906 East 2nd Street 46°43′05″N 92°03′46″W	Superior	Queen Anne-style home with four-story turret, built around 1890 by Pattison, a lumber and mining baron and mayor of Superior. Became the Superior Children's Home orphanage from 1920 to 1962. Now the Fairlawn Museum.
14	Roosevelt Terrace		January 12, 2005 (#04001483)	1700-1714 North 21st Street and 2105-2109 Ogden Avenue 46°42′55″N 92°06′10″W	Superior	Apartment building owned by James Roosevelt, Sr., father of FDR. Designed by Carl Wirth in 1890 in Richardsonian Romanesque style.
15	Superior Entry South Breakwater Light		March 1, 2007 (#07000102)	Superior Entry South Breakwater offshore end. 0.4 mi (0.64 km). NE of Wisconsin Point 46°42′37″N 92°00′22″W	Superior	Lighthouse built in 1913 to guide ships to the entry to Duluth-Superior harbor through the ten-mile sandbar which shelters it.
16	Trade and Commerce Building		May 8, 1979 (#79000076)	916 Hammond Avenue 46°43′38″N 92°05′50″W	Superior	Five-story office building designed by Clarence H. Johnston, Sr. in Richardsonian Romanesque style and built around 1890 by Henry Minot's Superior Improvement Company. Later housed Superior's city hall.
17	Washington Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001473)	1517-1523 Tower Avenue 46°43′12″N 92°06′14″W	Superior	Office block built in 1890 by the Land and River Improvement Company and W. H. Folsom of New York. Housed the Northwest Hanna Coal Company offices, among others.
18	Wemyss Building		June 27, 1985 (#85001474)	1301-1305 Tower Avenue 46°43′23″N 92°06′15″W	Superior	Commercial building, probably designed by Carl Wirth, with elements of Romanesque and Classical Revival styles. Built in 1892 by the Land and River Improvement Company and named for its manager, Rowland J. Wemyss. The building was demolished.

Former listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Massachusetts Block		June 27, 1985 (#85001469)	April 6, 2011	1525-1531 Tower Avenue 46°43′10″N 92°06′14″W	Superior	Office block designed by Carl Wirth in Romanesque Revival style and constructed 1889. Part of Speculative Commercial Blocks of Superior's Boom Period 1888–1892 Thematic Resource. Demolished 1990.