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Current listings on the National Register[edit]

[1] Name on the Register Image Date listed[2] Location City or town Description
1 Avalon Hotel
Avalon Hotel
Avalon Hotel
March 19, 1982
(#82002992)
301 North Broadway
44°01′35″N 92°27′48″W / 44.026453°N 92.463291°W / 44.026453; -92.463291 (Avalon Hotel)
Rochester 1919 hotel, originally a kosher venue for Jewish travelers, that in 1944 became one of Rochester's few African American-owned and -oriented businesses prior to desegregation. Now the Avalon Music store.[3]
2 Dr. Donald C. Balfour House
Dr. Donald C. Balfour House
Dr. Donald C. Balfour House
July 21, 2004
(#04000723)
427 6th Avenue, SW.
44°01′06″N 92°28′19″W / 44.018416°N 92.471858°W / 44.018416; -92.471858 (Dr. Donald C. Balfour House)
Rochester 1910 house of Mayo Clinic co-founder Dr. Donald Balfour.[4]
5 Chateau Dodge Theatre
Chateau Dodge Theatre
Chateau Dodge Theatre
July 17, 1980
(#80002098)
15 1st Street, S.W.
44°01′22″N 92°27′50″W / 44.022803°N 92.463962°W / 44.022803; -92.463962 (Chateau Dodge Theatre)
Rochester 1927 Exotic Revival atmospheric theatre.[5]
10 Mayo Clinic Building
Mayo Clinic Building
Mayo Clinic Building
August 4, 1969
(#69000075)
110 and 115 2nd Avenue, SW.
44°01′19″N 92°27′56″W / 44.02189°N 92.465548°W / 44.02189; -92.465548 (Mayo Clinic Building)
Rochester Also known as the Plummer Building, the 1928 headquarters of the influential Mayo Clinic.[6]
11 Dr. William J. Mayo House
Dr. William J. Mayo House
Dr. William J. Mayo House
March 26, 1975
(#75001001)
701 4th Street, SW.
44°01′11″N 92°28′25″W / 44.019735°N 92.473748°W / 44.019735; -92.473748 (Dr. William J. Mayo House)
Rochester 1916 stone Tudor Revival mansion of Mayo Clinic co-founder Dr. William James Mayo. Later known as the Mayo Foundation House.[5][7]
12 Mayowood Historic District
Mayowood Historic District
Mayowood Historic District
September 22, 1970
(#70000306)
3720 Mayowood Road, SW.
43°59′40″N 92°31′09″W / 43.994536°N 92.519163°W / 43.994536; -92.519163 (Mayowood Historic District)
Rochester Estate of Mayo Clinic co-founder Dr. Charles Horace Mayo, including his 1911 mansion plus a lodge, farm, and greenhouse complex built 1908–1920s.[8]
14 Pierce House
Pierce House
Pierce House
July 21, 1980
(#80002101)
426 2nd Avenue, SW.
44°01′06″N 92°27′56″W / 44.018363°N 92.465634°W / 44.018363; -92.465634 (Pierce House)
Rochester 1877 brick Italianate hotel.[5] Demolished June 5, 2007.[9]
15 Pill Hill Residential Historic District
Pill Hill Residential Historic District
Pill Hill Residential Historic District
November 29, 1990
(#85003768)
Roughly bounded by 3rd and 9th Streets and 7th and 10th Avenues, SW.
44°01′02″N 92°28′32″W / 44.0171°N 92.475545°W / 44.0171; -92.475545 (Pill Hill Residential Historic District)
Rochester Early-20th-century residential neighborhood where many Mayo Clinic doctors lived.[5]
17 Henry S. Plummer House
Henry S. Plummer House
Henry S. Plummer House
May 21, 1975
(#75001002)
1091 Plummer Lane
44°00′38″N 92°28′47″W / 44.010657°N 92.479789°W / 44.010657; -92.479789 (Henry S. Plummer House)
Rochester 1924 Tudor Revival mansion of Mayo Clinic co-founder Dr. Henry Stanley Plummer.[8] Now a city-owned art center and event venue.[10]
18 Rochester Armory
Rochester Armory
Rochester Armory
December 2, 1980
(#80004268)
121 North Broadway
44°01′31″N 92°27′49″W / 44.025139°N 92.463491°W / 44.025139; -92.463491 (Rochester Armory)
Rochester 1915 brick Romanesque Revival armory of the Minnesota National Guard.[5]
19 Rochester Public Library
Rochester Public Library
Rochester Public Library
July 2, 1980
(#80004537)
226 2nd Street, SW.
44°01′17″N 92°28′01″W / 44.02134°N 92.466991°W / 44.02134; -92.466991 (Rochester Public Library)
Rochester 1937 Jacobean Revival library designed by Harold Crawford and built of Kasota limestone by the Public Works Administration.[5] Now the Mayo Medical School's Mitchell Student Center.[11]
20 St. Mary's Hospital Dairy Farmstead
St. Mary's Hospital Dairy Farmstead
St. Mary's Hospital Dairy Farmstead
July 2, 1980
(#80004538)
East of Rochester on County Highway 104
44°01′29″N 92°33′22″W / 44.024704°N 92.556085°W / 44.024704; -92.556085 (St. Mary's Hospital Dairy Farmstead)
Rochester 1923 dairy farm built to supply St. Mary's Hospital with pasteurized milk.[5]
21 George Stoppel Farmstead
George Stoppel Farmstead
George Stoppel Farmstead
May 12, 1975
(#75001000)
County Highways 25 and 122
44°00′29″N 92°30′36″W / 44.008045°N 92.509962°W / 44.008045; -92.509962 (George Stoppel Farmstead)
Rochester 1861 limestone house, barn, and two-story smokehouse.[8]
22 Toogood Barns
Toogood Barns
Toogood Barns
June 26, 1975
(#75001003)
Mayowood Road
44°00′01″N 92°28′21″W / 44.000194°N 92.472553°W / 44.000194; -92.472553 (Toogood Barns)
Rochester c. 1870 stone barns of Yankee farmer William F. Toogood.[5]
25 Timothy A. Whiting House
Timothy A. Whiting House
Timothy A. Whiting House
December 4, 1980
(#80004269)
225 1st Avenue, NW.
44°01′34″N 92°27′54″W / 44.026035°N 92.464898°W / 44.026035; -92.464898 (Timothy A. Whiting House)
Rochester 1875 frame Italianate house of a notable grain merchant.[5] Now the Heritage House museum.[12]

Formerly listed on the NRHP[edit]

[1] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Depot
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Depot
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Depot
December 4, 1980
(#80004267)
November 13, 1987 88 S. Park Ave. and 130 S. Park Ave. (original address)
Current coordinates are

44°01′08″N 92°27′41″W / 44.018984°N 92.461361°W / 44.018984; -92.461361 (Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Depot)
Rochester 1900 Chicago Great Western Railway depot.[13] Moved in 1987.[5][14]
2 Cutting Barn October 22, 1980
(#80002099)
May 4, 1984 3210 19th St. N.W.
Rochester 1868 limestone barn of a prosperous early farm. Destroyed by an accidental fire on January 24, 1982.[15]
3 Hotel Zumbro October 10, 1980
(#80002100)
March 28, 1988 101 1st Ave., S.W.
Rochester 1912 hotel catering to Mayo Clinic patients and their families. Demolished by owners in 1987 to make way for a modern replacement.[15]
4 Charles H. Mayo House July 2, 1980
(#80004535)
September 25, 1987 419 4th St., SW
Rochester 1903 house of Dr. Charles Horace Mayo. Demolished as a condition of land sale back to the Mayo Clinic in 1987.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  3. ^ Bluhm, Matthew; Maria Bartholdi (Jan–Feb 2012). "The Avalon Hotel - Paving the way for racial equality in Rochester". Rochester Women Magazine. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  4. ^ "Balfour, Dr. Donald C., House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cite error: The named reference Nord was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Mayo Clinic Building". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  7. ^ "Houses: William J. Mayo House (Mayo Foundation House)". A Minnesota Sampler. Minnesota Historical Society. 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  8. ^ a b c Hanson, Krista Finstad (2007). Minnesota Open House: A Guide to Historic House Museums. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-87351-577-1.
  9. ^ Hansel, Jeff (2007-07-07). "130-year-old Maxwell House is no more". Post-Bulletin. Rochester, Minn.
  10. ^ "Plummer House of the Arts". City of Rochester, Minnesota. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  11. ^ "Campus Life". Mayo Medical School. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  12. ^ "Heritage House". Rochester, MN Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
  13. ^ "Chicago Great Western Depot (removed)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  14. ^ "About Us". Dos Amigos Mexican Restaurant. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  15. ^ a b c El-Hai, Jack (2000). Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816635153.

External links[edit]


Proposed local listings[edit]

Name Address Image Description and notes
Calvary Episcopal Church 111 Third Avenue S.W.
Christ United Methodist Church 400 Fifth Avenue S.W.
Chuck’s Tire & Auto 102 North Broadway
Commercial Building 23 Second Street S.W. I. O. O. F. Building (Eagle Grocery)
Days Inn N.W. 6 First Avenue Pannekoeken
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Depot 20 Forth Street S.E. El Loro Mexican Restaurant
First Presbyterian Church 513 Third Street S.W.
Franklin Heating Station 119 Third Street S.W.
Home Instead Senior Care 304 Sixth Street S.W.
Pathway House 103 Sixth Avenue S.W.
The Kahler Grand Hotel 20 Second Avenue S.W.
Massey Building 202 First Avenue S.W.
Mayo Building 200 First Street S.W.
Methodist Hospital 201 West Center Street
McGoon's / Goonie's 7 Second Street S.W.
Qwest / Telephone Building 320 Second Avenue S.W.
Rochester Travelers Hotel 426 Second Street S.W. (Colonial Motor Hotel / The Beverly)
Trinity Lutheran Church 532 Second Street S.W.
William W. Mayo Statue First Street S.W. Leonard Crunelle, sculptor
Conley Camera Factory 12-14 Fourth Street S.W. former Words Players Theatre
Assisi Heights 1001 14th Street N.W.
Bridge #4481 Quarry Hill Nature Center
Building #31 Olmsted County Fairgrounds Floral Hall
Bulbulian House 1229 Skyline Drive S.W.
CCC Fair Board Office Building 1408 Fairgrounds Avenue S.E.

Temporary arbitrary break for convenience in creating table[edit]

Name Address Image Description and notes
CCC blacksmith's shop Fairgrounds Avenue S.E.
CCC/WPA walls Olmsted County Fairgrounds S.E.
Charles H. Mayo Residence 3320 Mayowood Drive S.W.
Charles Sheard Residence 2217 Balsam Court S.W.
D. C. Campbell Residence 601 Memorial Parkway S.W.
Dairy Queen 538 North Broadway
Dobyns Residence 602 Memorial Parkway S.W.
Dr. Conrad W. Baars House 1025 Mayowood Road S.W.
Dr. David M. Berkman Residence 622 5th St S.W.
Dr. E. Judd Starr Residence 721 12th Avenue S.E.
Dr. James Broadbent Residence 2410 Hillside Lane S.W.
Dr. Joe R. Brown Residence 2303 Crest Lane S.W.
Edwards Residence 607 Memorial Parkway S.W.
Fairgrounds Grandstand Graham Park/Olmsted County Fairgrounds S.E.
First Unitarian Church 1727 Walden Lane S.W.

Another arbitrary break for convenience in creating a large table[edit]

Name Address Image Description and notes
Francis H. Underwood Residence 624 Memorial Parkway S.W.
George Healy Memorial Chapel off 9th Avenue N.E. Oakwood Cemetery
Granville Woodworth Memorial Gateway off 7th Avenue N.E. Oakwood Cemetery
Hawthorne School 700 4th Ave SE
Horace Mann School 1122 8 Ave SE
House 610 Memorial Parkway SW
House 606 Memorial Parkway SW
House 303 6th Ave SW
Industrial Education Building Olmsted County Fairgrounds SE
IBM Building 3700 U.S. Hwy. 52

And another[edit]

Name Address Image Description and notes
J. A. Spittel Residence 614 Memorial Parkway SW
J.A. Stocke Residence 910 Folwell Dr SW
Jefferson School 1201 10th Ave NE
John & Rena Dyer Residence 1104 7th Ave SW
Joseph & Judith Foss Lustron House 733 13th Ave NE
K. V. Ogle Residence 625 Memorial Parkway SW
Keys House 1217 Skyline Dr SW
Lawler Residence 621 Memorial Parkway SW
Log Cabin Motel and Grill 2345 Marion Rd SE
Lourdes High School 621 West Center Street
McBean House 1532 Woodland Dr SW
Monarch/Libby's/Seneca Foods Canning Co., water tower 1217 Third Avenue S.E.

Yet another[edit]

Name Address Image Description and notes
Newton E. Holland Residence 834 7th Avenue S.W.
Olmsted County Garage 14xx Third Avenue S.E.
Plummer Caretaker's Cottage 933 11th St SW
R. V. Randall Residence 611 Memorial Parkway SW
Remine Residence 615 Memorial Parkway SW
Rochester State Bank 331 16th Ave NW
Rochester State Hospital Cemetery 8th St NE
Roy Watson Residence 620 Memorial Parkway SW
Saint John's Cemetery 500 11th Avenue N.E.
Silo UCR Drive S.E.
Silver Lake Power Generating Plant 425 Second Avenue N.E.

And now for something completely different[edit]

Name Address Image Description and notes
Soldiers Memorial Field 7th St SW
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 1114 3rd St SE
St. Mary's Hospital 1216 2 St SW
St. Mary's Hospital Chapel 2 St SW
Talbert & Catherine Cooper Residence 1101 7th Ave SW
Indian Heights Park 1800 Terracewood Dr
Bridge No. 9407 CSAH 16 over US 63
Bridge No. 89188 7th St. over the Zumbro River
Folwell School 603 15th Ave SW
Residences of Old City Hall 224 1 Ave SW
Silver Lake Park W. Silver Lake Dr NE
Winona & St. Peter / Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Segment Nr 1st St NE, between W Silver Lake Dr NE and E Circle Dr NE