National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Wisconsin

Location of Pierce County in Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Pierce County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 8 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 December 2, 2016.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group
Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group
August 1, 1975
(#75000075)
 Address Restricted
 Diamond Bluff At least two villages, surrounded by hundreds of burial mounds and a bird and several animal effigy mounds. Some think this might be a place where Late Woodland culture transitioned to Oneota.[5]
2 Roscius S. and Lydia R. Freeman House
Roscius S. and Lydia R. Freeman House
May 30, 2007
(#07000501)
 220 N. Third St.
44°51′41″N 92°37′19″W / 44.861389°N 92.621944°W / 44.861389; -92.621944 (Roscius S. and Lydia R. Freeman House)		 River Falls Freeman was a local druggist who built the house in 1908, mixing elements of the Queen Anne, Shingle and Colonial Revival architecture styles.[6]
3 Glen Park Municipal Swimming Pool
Glen Park Municipal Swimming Pool
June 5, 2007
(#07000542)
 355 Park St.
44°51′18″N 92°38′00″W / 44.855°N 92.633333°W / 44.855; -92.633333 (Glen Park Municipal Swimming Pool)		 River Falls Public pool complex constructed by the CWA, PWA and WPA from 1933 to 1937, during the Great Depression. Still in use.[7]
4 H. S. Miller Bank
H. S. Miller Bank
August 19, 1994
(#94000998)
 223 Broad St.
44°44′59″N 92°48′08″W / 44.749722°N 92.802222°W / 44.749722; -92.802222 (H. S. Miller Bank)		 Prescott 1885 bank building with Italianate and Romanesque elements.[8] Now houses visitor center.[9]
5 North Hall-River Falls State Normal School
North Hall-River Falls State Normal School
April 3, 1986
(#86000627)
 University of Wisconsin
44°51′17″N 92°37′21″W / 44.854722°N 92.6225°W / 44.854722; -92.6225 (North Hall-River Falls State Normal School)		 River Falls North Hall of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, built in 1914 as the Agriculture Building.[10] (Housed the Campus School, the last of its kind in the state)
6 Pierce County Courthouse
Pierce County Courthouse
March 9, 1982
(#82000696)
 411 W. Main St.
44°43′57″N 92°29′05″W / 44.7325°N 92.484722°W / 44.7325; -92.484722 (Pierce County Courthouse)		 Ellsworth 1905 building with Neoclassical and Beaux-Arts elements.[11]
7 Daniel Smith House
Daniel Smith House
March 15, 1984
(#84003775)
 331 N. Lake St.
44°45′02″N 92°48′11″W / 44.750556°N 92.803056°W / 44.750556; -92.803056 (Daniel Smith House)		 Prescott 1853 Greek Revival home built in 1855 Daniel, who was a shopkeeper, hotelier, coroner, sheriff, and civic leader. His wife Salome also taught school in the house.[12]
8 South Hall, River Falls State Normal School
South Hall, River Falls State Normal School
November 7, 1976
(#76000073)
 320 E. Cascade Ave.
44°51′13″N 92°37′23″W / 44.853611°N 92.623056°W / 44.853611; -92.623056 (South Hall, River Falls State Normal School)		 River Falls Site of the sole building when the fourth Wisconsin Normal School started at River Falls in 1874. It burned in 1897 and was rebuilt in 1898. Now South Hall at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The latitude and longitude information provided is primarily from the National Register Information System, and has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. For 1%, the location info may be way off. We seek to correct the coordinate information wherever it is found to be erroneous. Please leave a note in the Discussion page for this article if you believe any specific location is incorrect.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "The Mero (Diamond Bluff) Site". From Site to Story. The Institute for Minnesota Archaeology. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  6. ↑ "Freeman, Roscius S. and Lydia R., House". Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  7. ↑ "Glen Park Municipal Swimming Pool". Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  8. ↑ "H. S. Miller Bank". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Welcome and Heritage Center". Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  10. ↑ "North Hall, River Falls State Normal School". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Main Page Photos of Wisconsin Courthouses". Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  12. ↑ "Smith, Daniel, House". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historic Society. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  13. ↑ "South Hall History". About Us. University of Wisconsin - River Falls. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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