The national register of historic places in Minnesota

"Minnesotans Can Boast of a treasure trove of historic buildings, landmarks, and sites in our state. This new guide, useful for travel or armchair research, lists the more than 1,500 historic properties in our state on the famed National Register of Historic Places, the official list of historic properties in the United States that have been deemed worthy of preservation. Produced by Minnesota's State Historic Preservation Office, this comprehensive, illustrated guide covrs the districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant to the state's history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. A county-by-county inventory presents descriptive information for each property including name, location, and date as well as architectural style, designer, original owner, or historical sidelight. From churches to water towers, lighthouses to shipwrecks, service stations to a fur-trade depot, this book delivers the wealth and variety of Minnesota's history into your hands. Book jacket."--Jacket.