National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Croix County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Location of St. Croix County in Wisconsin

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.

There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	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 / 45.110556; -92.535 (Marcus Sears Bell Farm)	New Richmond	Italianate farmhouse and granary built in 1884 and barn built in 1916. Bell was a farmer, real estate developer, and civic leader. Today the farm is the site of the New Richmond Heritage Center.
2	William J. Bernd House		May 31, 1988 (#88000616)	143 Arch Ave., N 45°07′25″N 92°32′09″W / 45.123611°N 92.535833°W / 45.123611; -92.535833 (William J. Bernd House)	New Richmond	Princess Anne-style (late, simple Queen Anne) house built in 1907, a typical style in the decade after the 1899 tornado. Bernd was a farmer, livestock breeder, and real estate developer.
3	William J. Bernd House		May 31, 1988 (#88000615)	210 Second St., E 45°07′17″N 92°32′07″W / 45.121389°N 92.535278°W / 45.121389; -92.535278 (William J. Bernd House)	New Richmond	Well-preserved 1.5 story bungalow built between 1912 and 1927.
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 / 44.995278; -92.760556 (Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Car Shop Historic District)	North Hudson	Buildings of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, including 1890 Passenger Car Shop, 1890 Freight Car Shop, 1904 paint and upholstery shop, and 1916 hand car repair shop.
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 / 44.976667; -92.755833 (Frederick L. Darling House)	Hudson	1857 home of dry goods merchant Darling. Described as "the supreme example" of Greek Revival homes in Hudson.
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 / 44.980556; -92.753611 (William Dwelley House)	Hudson	Fine Italianate house built in 1865. Dwelley was an "explorer, scaler of logs, and surveyor."
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 / 45.120833; -92.536389 (Dr. Frank W. Epley Office)	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.
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 / 45.128889; -92.541944 (First English Lutheran Church)	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.
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 / 45.121944; -92.531667 (Ezra Glover, Jr., House)	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.
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 / 44.975833; -92.755278 (Hudson Public Library)	Hudson	Carnegie library designed by Van Ryn & DeGelleke in Neoclassical style and opened in 1904.
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 / 44.979444; -92.7475 (Herman L. Humphrey House)	Hudson	Two-story brick Italianate house built in 1860 by Humphrey, who was lawyer, judge, mayor of Hudson, state representative, and U.S. congressman.
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 / 44.982778; -92.752778 (August Johnson House)	Hudson	2.5 story Queen Anne house with exterior of cobblestone cast in concrete blocks, built in 1902 by Johnson, himself a mason.
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 / 44.976111; -92.753611 (Dr. Samuel C. Johnson House)	Hudson	2.5 story clapboard Queen Anne house built in 1884 for Johnson, a surgeon who had fought at Shiloh, directed the Hudson sanatorium, and served as Hudson mayor and Wisconsin's surgeon general.
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 / 45.121389; -92.534167 (William H. Kell House)	New Richmond	Italianate-styled house clad in clapboard and wood shingles, probably built in 1875.
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 / 44.913611; -92.543611 (Kinnickinnic Church)	Kinnickinnic	Greek Revival style church built in 1868. Initially Methodists and Congregationalists worshiped there on alternate Sundays. Used as a church until 1951. Now a museum.
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 / 45.071545; -92.771265 (Louis C. and Augusta Kriesel Farmstead)	St. Joseph	Diversified farm built 1900 to 1910, including farmhouse, barn, silo, machine shed, granary, chicken house/hoghouse/slaughterhouse, corn crib, smokehouse and creamery.
17	Lewis Farmhouse		March 19, 1982 (#82000709)	Farm Dr. 45°02′45″N 92°37′31″W / 45.045833°N 92.625278°W / 45.045833; -92.625278 (Lewis Farmhouse)	Boardman	Gabled ell farmhouse built 1867. Also called Willow River Farm.
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 / 44.971111; -92.755 (Lewis-Williams House)	Hudson	Gothic Revival house with stucco exterior, built in 1860. 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."
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 / 44.979444; -92.748889 (Samuel T. Merritt House)	Hudson	Two-story Clapboard Italianate house built in 1867. A Yankee who arrived in 1862, Merritt supposedly was the first to ship wheat down the river to LaCrosse, in the late 1860s.
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 / 45.121389; -92.541111 (Joseph Mielke House)	New Richmond	Considered the finest example of a Dutch Colonial Revival home in New Richmond. Built around 1900.
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 / 44.980833; -92.755278 (John S. Moffat House)	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.
22	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 / 45.121944; -92.538333 (New Richmond News Building)	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.
23	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 / 45.124167; -92.538889 (New Richmond Roller Mills Co.)	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.[1]
24	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 / 45.123889; -92.5425 (New Richmond West Side Historic District)	New Richmond	28 contributing properties, ranging from the Italianate Bartlett house built in 1873 to the 1887 Shingle-style Mosher house designed by Gilbert and Taylor, to the 1929 Colonial Revival Doar house designed by Roy Childs Jones.
25	Opera Hall Block		March 7, 1979 (#79000114)	516 2nd St. 44°58′30″N 92°45′23″W / 44.975°N 92.756389°W / 44.975; -92.756389 (Opera Hall Block)	Hudson	Theater built in 1880.
26	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 / 44.980556; -92.755833 (William H. Phipps House)	Hudson	Hudson's finest Queen Anne home, built in 1884, with a three-story octagonal tower. Phipps was an executive of the North Wisconsin Railway and a philanthropist.
27	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 / 44.975; -92.756944 (Second Street Commercial District)	Hudson	22 contributing buildings which comprise the commercial core of Hudson's downtown, mostly built after the fire of 1866 with fireproof exteriors.
28	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 / 44.979722; -92.750833 (Sixth Street Historic District)	Hudson	Prestigious residential neighborhood, including a Greek Revival home, a Gothic Revival home, an Italianate home, the 1885 Queen Anne David C. Fulton House, and bungalows.
29	Soo Line Depot		May 31, 1988 (#88000623)	120 High St. 45°07′35″N 92°32′23″W / 45.126389°N 92.539722°W / 45.126389; -92.539722 (Soo Line Depot)	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.
30	Soo Line High Bridge		August 22, 1977 (#77000056)	Address Restricted 45°07′23″N 92°44′39″W / 45.1231°N 92.7442°W / 45.1231; -92.7442 (Soo Line High Bridge)	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.
31	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 / 44.979722; -92.754722 (St Croix County Courthouse)	Hudson	Massive red sandstone and brick courthouse designed by William Towner in Richardsonian Romanesque style and built in 1910.
32	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 / 45.056389; -92.803333 (Stillwater Bridge)	Houlton	Rare example of a vertical-lift highway bridge based on a Waddell & Harrington design, built in 1931. Extends into Washington County, Minnesota.
33	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 / 45.06642; -92.773515 (John Nicholas and Hermina Thelen House)	St. Joseph	Farmstead which spans from wheat-farming era to dairy, including Italianate farmhouse built in 1885, 1873 stone smokehouse, 1873 granary, and 1917 barn and silo.
34	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 / 45.121389; -92.541389 (Erick J. Thompson House)	New Richmond	2.5 story Queen Anne house built in 1893, with matching carriage house. Also known as J. McNally House.

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