National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Minnesota
Name on the Register Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Battle Point ( 21CA12 ) August 17 , 1990 ( # 90001144 ) 6 mi ( 9.7 km ) west of County Highway 8 on Leech Lake in Battleground State Forest 47°09′52″N 94°18′33″W / 47.164444°N 94.309167°W / 47.164444 ; -94.309167 ( Battle Point ( 21CA12 ) ) Leech Lake Indian Reservation Site of the 1898 Battle of Sugar Point , the last engagement between Native Americans and the U.S. military , which prompted changes in federal timber management . Also contains burials and archaeological resources from precontact Siouan and postcontact Ojibwe occupations
2 Brainerd and Northern Minnesota-Minnesota and International Railway Depot August 1 , 2012 ( # 12000459 ) 102 Barclay Ave. W. 46°43′02″N 94°24′14″W / 46.71709°N 94.403973°W / 46.71709 ; -94.403973 ( Brainerd and Northern Minnesota-Minnesota and International Railway Depot ) Pine River 1895 railway station that led to the establishment of Pine River on a major new logging route laid by the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway
3 Chase Hotel June 4 , 1980 ( # 80001994 ) 329 Cleveland Ave. 47°06′12″N 94°35′00″W / 47.103404°N 94.583214°W / 47.103404 ; -94.583214 ( Chase Hotel ) Walker 1922 example of the first-class resort hotels built in Cass County at the dawn of the automobile era
4 Chippewa Agency Historic District May 22 , 1973 ( # 73000967 ) Address restricted Pillager vicinity Location of a key indian agency active 1851-1869 , hub of the region 's mid-19th-century activity . District also includes the sites of a prehistoric mound and village , an early road , the first logging camp on the Crow Wing River , and Hole in the Day 's assassination in 1868
5 Conservation Building January 15 , 2003 ( # 02001706 ) 205 Minnesota Ave. 47°06′05″N 94°34′42″W / 47.101425°N 94.578308°W / 47.101425 ; -94.578308 ( Conservation Building ) Walker Unique example - built 1934-36 - of the municipal facilities funded by New Deal federal relief programs , featuring a visitor center , wildlife museum , rock garden , and offices used by numerous New Deal services
6 Crow Wing State Park July 28 , 1970 ( # 70000288 ) Off Minnesota Highway 371 46°16′39″N 94°20′40″W / 46.2775°N 94.344444°W / 46.2775 ; -94.344444 ( Crow Wing State Park ) Pillager vicinity Long-used site at a key travel junction associated with the Dakota / Ojibwe territorial conflict and the early town of Old Crow Wing , whose abandonment in the 1880s uniquely preserves the succession of the Native American , fur trade , and logging eras . Extends into Crow Wing and Morrison Counties
7 Great Northern Railway Company Bridge October 14 , 1980 ( # 80001990 ) Southwest of Cass Lake off Minnesota Highway 371 47°16′07″N 94°37′40″W / 47.268637°N 94.627862°W / 47.268637 ; -94.627862 ( Great Northern Railway Company Bridge ) Cass Lake vicinity Railroad bridge built circa 1915 with a swing section to accommodate lumber shipping on the Steamboat River , representing the interplay of the logging and railroad industries in northern Minnesota . Now carries the Heartland State Trail
8 Gull Lake Mounds Site May 7 , 1973 ( # 73000968 ) Gull Lake Recreation Area 46°24′43″N 94°21′05″W / 46.411944°N 94.351389°W / 46.411944 ; -94.351389 ( Gull Lake Mounds Site ) Pillager vicinity Rare surviving mound group in a rapidly developing resort region , with 12 complete burial mounds dating from 800 BCE-200 CE and 500-900 CE
9 Hole-in-the-Day House Site June 19 , 1973 ( # 73000969 ) Address restricted Pillager vicinity Site of an early-1850s farmhouse built for prominent Ojibwe leader Hole in the Day ( c. 1825-1868 ) , who espoused strategic enculturation as a way to advance tribal interests
10 Old Backus December 24 , 1974 ( # 74001009 ) Address restricted Backus vicinity Long-used habitation site containing evidence of Late Woodland period seasonal villages , historical Ojibwe burials , a logging camp established in 1885 , and the original townsite of Backus ( abandoned in 1902 )
11 Pine River to Woman Lake and Longville Stagecoach Road-Widow Lake Segment Historic District November 12 , 2014 ( # 14000908 ) Address restricted Hackensack vicinity .3-mile ( 0.48 km ) stagecoach road section and waystation site in use 1891-1930 , associated with the staging industry , early logging , Euro-American settlement , and early tourism development in north-central Minnesota
12 Rice Lake Hut Rings August 14 , 1973 ( # 73000970 ) Address restricted Pillager vicinity Four large depressions thought to be remnants of Native American earth lodges from the Contact era or just prior
13 Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex June 16 , 1980 ( # 80001992 ) County Highway 77 46°29′08″N 94°21′39″W / 46.485688°N 94.360918°W / 46.485688 ; -94.360918 ( Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex ) Lake Shore Highly intact example of north-central Minnesota 's early lake resorts , with a main lodge and 20 cabins built around 1929 . Also noted for its finely crafted rustic architecture
14 Soo Line Depot May 23 , 1980 ( # 80001993 ) Off Main St. 47°03′25″N 93°55′06″W / 47.056864°N 93.91845°W / 47.056864 ; -93.91845 ( Soo Line Depot ) Remer Circa-1910 railway station noted as a well-preserved example of the Soo Line 's standard second-class depots and for its associations with the establishment and development of Remer
15 South Pike Bay Site January 22 , 2014 ( # 13001111 ) South Pike Bay Campground , Chippewa National Forest 47°19′47″N 94°35′09″W / 47.329628°N 94.585783°W / 47.329628 ; -94.585783 ( South Pike Bay Site ) Cass Lake vicinity Beach terraces on Cass Lake yielding extensive archaeological resources from repeated encampment during the Late Paleoindian /Early Archaic transition and again throughout the Woodland period
16 Supervisor 's Office Headquarters January 31 , 1976 ( # 76001049 ) 200 Ash Ave. NW 47°22′45″N 94°36′51″W / 47.379282°N 94.614303°W / 47.379282 ; -94.614303 ( Supervisor 's Office Headquarters ) Cass Lake 1935 headquarters of Chippewa National Forest , significant for its chinkless log construction in traditional Scandinavian style and its association with the federal work relief projects of the New Deal
17 Winnibigoshish Lake Dam May 11 , 1982 ( # 82004629 ) County Highway 9 at the Mississippi River 47°25′47″N 94°03′04″W / 47.42959°N 94.051192°W / 47.42959 ; -94.051192 ( Winnibigoshish Lake Dam ) Bena vicinity Dam built 1899-1900 , associated with the first and largest of the reservoirs created in the region as a federal project to control the flow of the Upper Mississippi River . Extends into Itasca County
18 Winnibigoshish Resort May 23 , 1980 ( # 80001989 ) 1510 U.S. Route 2 47°20′44″N 94°12′31″W / 47.345535°N 94.208737°W / 47.345535 ; -94.208737 ( Winnibigoshish Resort ) Bena Eye-catching 1933 gas station and motel complex , a rare well-preserved example of a business built to attract early highway travelers . Now the Big Winnie General Store and RV Park
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. There are 18 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes 3 additional sites that were formerly listed on the National Register.