National Register of Historic Places listings in Anoka County, Minnesota
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Anoka Post Office

Anoka Post Office

December 31, 1979
(#79001180)

300 E. Main St.
45°11′52″N 93°23′13″W﻿ / ﻿45.197677°N 93.386863°W﻿ / 45.197677; -93.386863﻿ (Anoka Post Office)
Anoka

1916 Georgian Revival post office, Anoka's oldest surviving public building and most architecturally significant non-residential property.[4]

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Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge

Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge

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December 31, 1979
(#79001181)

U.S. Route 169 over Mississippi River
45°11′31″N 93°23′43″W﻿ / ﻿45.191814°N 93.395247°W﻿ / 45.191814; -93.395247﻿ (Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge)
Anoka

1929 example of the open-spandrel concrete arch bridges developed in the Twin Cities area in the late 1920s; also noted for providing a key connection between two river communities. Extends into Hennepin County.[5]

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Banfill Tavern

Banfill Tavern

December 12, 1976
(#76001044)

6666 E. River Rd.
45°05′21″N 93°16′37″W﻿ / ﻿45.089058°N 93.276852°W﻿ / 45.089058; -93.276852﻿ (Banfill Tavern)
Fridley

One of Anoka County's earliest and best-preserved frame Greek Revival houses, built in 1847.[6] Now the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, a non-profit art center.[7]

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Carlos Avery Game Farm

Carlos Avery Game Farm

August 9, 1991
(#91000977)

5463 W. Broadway
45°17′18″N 93°07′46″W﻿ / ﻿45.288305°N 93.129532°W﻿ / 45.288305; -93.129532﻿ (Carlos Avery Game Farm)
Columbus

One of the nation's foremost game farms upon its establishment, and one of Minnesota's first large wildlife management projects, with 14 contributing properties built 1936–38. Also noted for its unusual use of Colonial Revival architecture.[8]

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Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

December 31, 1979
(#79001182)

1900 3rd Ave., S.
45°11′49″N 93°23′12″W﻿ / ﻿45.197032°N 93.386709°W﻿ / 45.197032; -93.386709﻿ (Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30)
Anoka

1904 house/office of doctor couple Alanson and Flora Aldrich, local medical and civic leaders; expanded after their deaths with a 1922 Masonic Temple. Also noted as Anoka's best-preserved example of a Georgian Revival house designed by Frederick Marsh.[9]

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Crescent Grange Hall No. 512

Crescent Grange Hall No. 512

December 26, 1979
(#79001190)

West of Martin Lake on Typo Lake Rd.
45°23′04″N 93°06′00″W﻿ / ﻿45.384372°N 93.099915°W﻿ / 45.384372; -93.099915﻿ (Crescent Grange Hall No. 512)
East Bethel

Early Minnesota example of a Grange hall, built 1881–82.[10]

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District No. 28 School

District No. 28 School

December 27, 1979
(#79001188)

14100 St. Francis Boulevard, NW.
45°13′37″N 93°23′55″W﻿ / ﻿45.22693°N 93.398638°W﻿ / 45.22693; -93.398638﻿ (District No. 28 School)
Ramsey

1892 one-room schoolhouse representing an 1880s–1890s expansion of public buildings across rural Anoka County. Also noted as one of the county's few brick buildings. Later used as Ramsey Town Hall.[11]

8

Jackson Hotel

Jackson Hotel

December 8, 1978
(#78001525)

214 Jackson St.
45°11′55″N 93°23′19″W﻿ / ﻿45.19852°N 93.388569°W﻿ / 45.19852; -93.388569﻿ (Jackson Hotel)
Anoka

Prominent hotel in operation 1884–1975, a reminder of Anoka's reconstruction following a major 1884 fire and of its role as a trade center.[12]

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Porter Kelsey House

Porter Kelsey House

December 26, 1979
(#79001186)

14853 N. 7th Ave.
45°14′27″N 93°22′37″W﻿ / ﻿45.240736°N 93.377049°W﻿ / 45.240736; -93.377049﻿ (Porter Kelsey House)
Andover

Brick company owner's 1887 house, noted for its association with Anoka County's brickmaking industry and as a well-preserved 19th-century rural residence with Italianate architecture elements.[13]

10

Kline Sanatarium

Kline Sanatarium

December 26, 1979
(#79001187)

1500 S. Ferry St.
45°11′35″N 93°23′36″W﻿ / ﻿45.193135°N 93.393271°W﻿ / 45.193135; -93.393271﻿ (Kline Sanatarium)
Anoka

Anoka's first hospital, in operation 1902–1935, and prominent symbol of the city's early reputation for a healthy environment and top-tier medical care.[14]

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H. G. Leathers House

H. G. Leathers House

December 26, 1979
(#79001192)

22957 Rum River Boulevard
45°23′10″N 93°21′31″W﻿ / ﻿45.386011°N 93.358682°W﻿ / 45.386011; -93.358682﻿ (H. G. Leathers House)
St. Francis

c. 1883 house moved and expanded c. 1890, associated with three generations of an influential local family. Also noted as one of Anoka County's few Victorian houses.[15]

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Riverside Hotel

Riverside Hotel

December 26, 1979
(#79001193)

3631 Bridge St.
45°23′14″N 93°21′31″W﻿ / ﻿45.387256°N 93.358646°W﻿ / 45.387256; -93.358646﻿ (Riverside Hotel)
St. Francis

Only surviving commercial building dating to the settlement of lumber boomtown St. Francis; a house built c. 1860 expanded into lodging for lumber and mill workers. Now the Rum River Inn restaurant.[16]

13

Shaw-Hammons House

Shaw-Hammons House

December 26, 1979
(#79001183)

302 Fremont St.
45°11′52″N 93°23′43″W﻿ / ﻿45.197726°N 93.395223°W﻿ / 45.197726; -93.395223﻿ (Shaw-Hammons House)
Anoka

1852 house expanded in 1870, associated with local settlement through its succession of notable early owners, and Anoka's best-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture.[17]

14

Sparre Barn

Sparre Barn

January 10, 1980
(#80001935)

20071 Nowthen Boulevard
45°20′05″N 93°28′09″W﻿ / ﻿45.334679°N 93.469279°W﻿ / 45.334679; -93.469279﻿ (Sparre Barn)
Nowthen

Well-preserved example, built 1917–1924, of a round barn, of Anoka County's dairy barns, and of local architect Ernest Marsh's barn designs.[18]

15

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church

December 26, 1979
(#79001189)

2200 Swedish Dr., NE.
45°17′37″N 93°12′44″W﻿ / ﻿45.293581°N 93.212232°W﻿ / 45.293581; -93.212232﻿ (Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Ham Lake

Well-preserved 1872 church representing the Swedish American heritage of Anoka County's largest immigrant settlement.[19]

16

Heman L. Ticknor House

Heman L. Ticknor House

December 27, 1979
(#79001184)

1625 3rd Ave., S.
45°11′38″N 93°23′18″W﻿ / ﻿45.19382°N 93.388311°W﻿ / 45.19382; -93.388311﻿ (Heman L. Ticknor House)
Anoka

House associated with three generations of an influential local family and three architectural styles, juxtaposing an 1867 Gothic Revival core with an elaborate 1901 Queen Anne/Neoclassical remodeling.[20] Now a bed and breakfast.[21]

17

Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater

Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater

January 8, 1980
(#80001934)

Between S. Ferry St. and the Rum River
45°11′50″N 93°23′36″W﻿ / ﻿45.197301°N 93.393263°W﻿ / 45.197301; -93.393263﻿ (Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater)
Anoka

Remains of a 1914 open-air theatre unique in Minnesota, a late City Beautiful movement project and a venue for local events up to 1938. A colorful canvas awning system, since removed, was designed by Purcell & Elmslie.[22]

18

Woodbury House

Woodbury House

December 26, 1979
(#79001185)

1632 S. Ferry St.
45°11′42″N 93°23′36″W﻿ / ﻿45.194929°N 93.393233°W﻿ / 45.194929; -93.393233﻿ (Woodbury House)
Anoka

House reflecting Anoka's first years through its association with town developer Dwight Woodbury and the Federal/Greek Revival architecture of its 1857 original section.[23] Now The Mad Hatter Restaurant & Tea Room.[24]

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The Anoka Post Office is a former post office building in Anoka , Minnesota , United States . It was built in 1916 in a Colonial Revival design credited to architect James Knox Taylor . It remained in service as a U.S. Post Office until 1977 , after which it has housed a variety of commercial tenants . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its local significance in the theme of architecture . It was nominated for its status as Anoka 's oldest surviving public building and most architecturally significant non-residential property .
Anoka ( /əˈnoʊkə/ ə-NOH-kə ) is a city in , and the county seat of , Anoka County , Minnesota . The population was 17,142 at the 2010 census . Anoka calls itself the Halloween Capital of the World , because it hosted one of the first Halloween parades in 1920 . It continues to celebrate the holiday each year with several parades . Anoka is a northern suburb of the Twin Cities . U.S . Highways 10 / 169 and State Highway 47 are three of the main routes , and a station on the Northstar Commuter Rail line to downtown Minneapolis is located in the city .
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830 . It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover - George I , George II , George III , and George IV - who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to June 1830 . The style was revived in the late 19th century in the United States as Colonial Revival architecture and in the early 20th century in Great Britain as Neo-Georgian architecture ; in both it is also called Georgian Revival architecture . In the United States the term Georgian is generally used to describe all buildings from the period , regardless of style ; in Britain it is generally restricted to buildings that are architectural in intention , and have stylistic characteristics that are typical of the period , though that covers a wide range . The Georgian style is highly variable , but marked by symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome , as revived in Renaissance architecture . Ornament is also normally in the classical tradition , but typically restrained , and sometimes almost completely absent on the exterior . The period brought the vocabulary of classical architecture to smaller and more modest buildings than had been the case before , replacing English vernacular architecture ( or becoming the new vernacular style ) for almost all new middle-class homes and public buildings by the end of the period . Georgian architecture is characterized by its proportion and balance ; simple mathematical ratios were used to determine the height of a window in relation to its width or the shape of a room as a double cube . Regularity , as with ashlar ( uniformly cut ) stonework , was strongly approved , imbuing symmetry and adherence to classical rules : the lack of symmetry , where Georgian additions were added to earlier structures remaining visible , was deeply felt as a flaw , at least before John Nash began to introduce it in a variety of styles . Regularity of housefronts along a street was a desirable feature of Georgian town planning . Until the start of the Gothic Revival in the early 19th century , Georgian designs usually lay within the Classical orders of architecture and employed a decorative vocabulary derived from ancient Rome or Greece .
The Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge , also known as the Ferry Street Bridge , is a 10-span open spandrel concrete deck arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Anoka and Champlin , Minnesota , United States . It was built in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company , replacing an 1884 bridge at the same site . The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its state-level significance in the themes of commerce and engineering . It was nominated for exemplifying the open-spandrel concrete arch bridges developed in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in the late 1920s , and for providing a key physical connection between two river communities with longstanding economic ties .
U.S. Route 169 ( US 169 ) currently runs for 966 miles ( 1,555 km ) from the city of Virginia , Minnesota to Tulsa , Oklahoma at Memorial Drive .
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent , second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system . From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota , it flows generally south for 2,320 miles ( 3,730 km ) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico . With its many tributaries , the Mississippi 's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains . The main stem is entirely within the United States ; the total drainage basin is 1,151,000 sq mi ( 2,980,000 km2 ) , of which only about one percent is in Canada . The Mississippi ranks as the fourth-longest river and fifteenth-largest river by discharge in the world . The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , Iowa , Illinois , Missouri , Kentucky , Tennessee , Arkansas , Mississippi , and Louisiana . Native Americans have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years . Most were hunter-gatherers , but some , such as the Mound Builders , formed prolific agricultural societies . The arrival of Europeans in the 16th century changed the native way of life as first explorers , then settlers , ventured into the basin in increasing numbers . The river served first as a barrier , forming borders for New Spain , New France , and the early United States , and then as a vital transportation artery and communications link . In the 19th century , during the height of the ideology of manifest destiny , the Mississippi and several western tributaries , most notably the Missouri , formed pathways for the western expansion of the United States . Formed from thick layers of the river 's silt deposits , the Mississippi embayment is one of the most fertile regions of the United States ; steamboats were widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to ship agricultural and industrial goods .
A spandrel is a triangular space , usually found in pairs , between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame ; between the tops of two adjacent arches or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square . They are frequently filled with decorative elements .
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch . Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side . A viaduct ( a long bridge ) may be made from a series of arches , although other more economical structures are typically used today .
This list is of the properties and historic districts which are designated on the National Register of Historic Places or that were formerly so designated , in Hennepin County , Minnesota ; there are 172 entries as of January 2020 . A significant number of these properties are a result of the establishment of Fort Snelling , the development of water power at Saint Anthony Falls , and the thriving city of Minneapolis that developed around the falls . Many historic sites outside the Minneapolis city limits are associated with pioneers who established missions , farms , and schools in areas that are now suburbs in that metropolitan area .
The Banfill Tavern , also known as the Locke House , is a historic building in Fridley , Minnesota , United States . It was built in 1847 on the east bank of the Mississippi River and has served variously as an inn , a logging camp office , a private home , a dairy farm , a post office , and a summer home . It is now owned by Anoka County and houses the non-profit Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts . The building stands within Manomin County Park , and the art center is a partner site of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area . The Banfill Tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its local significance in the theme of architecture . It was nominated for being one of the earliest and best preserved frame Greek Revival houses in Anoka County .
Fridley is a city in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 27,208 at the 2010 census . Fridley was incorporated in 1949 as a village and became a city in 1957 . It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area . Fridley is a first ring or inner ring suburb in the northern part of the Twin Cities . Fridley connects with the city of Minneapolis at its southern border . Neighboring first ring suburbs are Columbia Heights to the South and Brooklyn Center to the West across the Mississippi river .
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries , predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States . It revived the style of ancient Greek architecture , in particular the Greek temple , with varying degrees of thoroughness and consistency . A product of Hellenism , it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture , which had for long mainly drawn from Roman architecture . The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts , London in 1842 . With a newfound access to Greece , or initially the books produced by the few who had actually been able to visit the sites , archaeologist-architects of the period studied the Doric and Ionic orders . In each country it touched , the style was looked on as the expression of local nationalism and civic virtue , and freedom from the lax detail and frivolity that was thought to characterize the architecture of France and Italy , two countries where the style never really took hold . This was especially the case in Britain , Germany and the United States , where the idiom was regarded as being free from ecclesiastical and aristocratic associations . The taste for all things Greek in furniture and interior design , sometimes called Neo-Grec , was at its peak by the beginning of the 19th century , when the designs of Thomas Hope had influenced a number of decorative styles known variously as Neoclassical , Empire , Russian Empire , and Regency architecture in Britain . Greek Revival architecture took a different course in a number of countries , lasting until the Civil War in America ( 1860s ) and even later in Scotland .
Carlos Avery Game Farm is a complex of 11 buildings at Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area in Minnesota , United States , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) . The buildings are the administrative center for the wildlife management area , which extends across a large part of Anoka and Chisago counties , as well as for a number of other Minnesota Department of Natural Resources properties in the area . The nomination for the NRHP noted that when it opened in 1937 , it was one of the largest and best-equipped game farms in the nation , as well as one of the first large-scale wildlife management efforts in Minnesota . The refuge was named after Carlos Avery ( 1868-1930 ) , executive agent of the Minnesota Game and Fish Commission from 1907 to 1909 and 1915 to 1923 . It was established with 8,000 acres ( 3,200 ha ) obtained from the Crex Carpet Company . The carpet company had harvested a wire grass from the land for use in the manufacture of rugs . The land was tax forfeited in 1933 and then purchased by the Minnesota Conservation Commission . Carlos Avery game farms were formally opened and dedicated to the former game warden in 1938 . The land was ideal for production of bobwhite quail , which had been plentiful in Minnesota but was on the decline . In 1935 , the United States government asked states to submit projects for relief of unemployment . The game refuge was approved by the Works Progress Administration and established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt . The refuge was outfitted with five buildings , including a central heating plant and pumphouse , two houses , a combination barn/henhouse , and an incubation room .
Columbus is a city in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 3,914 at the 2010 census .
A game farm is a place where game animals are raised to stock wildlife areas for hunting . The term also includes places where such animals are raised to be sold as food or for photography . Their existence has been exemplified within the South African countryside where they have become prevalent . The wildlife that is hunted is used for consumption as well for ecotourism . Local laws in South Africa during the 20th century have allowed the private ownership of wildlife , which has enabled the expansion and economic feasibility of game farms over typical livestock farming .
Wildlife management attempts to balance the needs of wildlife with the needs of people using the best available science . Wildlife management can include game keeping , wildlife conservation and pest control . Wildlife management draws on disciplines such as mathematics , chemistry , biology , ecology , climatology and geography to gain the best results . Wildlife conservation aims to halt the loss in the Earth 's biodiversity by taking into consideration ecological principles such as carrying capacity , disturbance and succession and environmental conditions such as physical geography , pedology and hydrology . Most wildlife biologists are concerned with the preservation and improvement of habitats although rewilding is increasingly being used . Techniques can include reforestation , pest control , nitrification and denitrification , irrigation , coppicing and hedge laying . Game keeping is the management or control of wildlife for the well-being of game and may include the killing of other animals which share the same niche or predators to maintain a high population of more profitable species , such as pheasants introduced into woodland . In his 1933 book Game Management , Aldo Leopold , one of the pioneers of wildlife management as a science , defined it as the art of making land produce sustained annual crops of wild game for recreational use . Pest control is the control of real or perceived pests and can be used for the benefit of wildlife , farmers , game keepers or human safety . In the United States , wildlife management practices are often implemented by a governmental agency to uphold a law , such as the Endangered Species Act . In the United Kingdom , wildlife management is undertaken by several organizations including government bodies such as the Forestry Commission , Charities such as the RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts and privately hired gamekeepers and contractors . Legislation has also been passed to protect wildlife such as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 .
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture . The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 , which reawakened Americans to the architectural traditions of their colonial past . Fairly small numbers of Colonial Revival homes were built c. 1880-1910 , a period when Queen Anne-style architecture was dominant in the United States . From 1910-1930 , the Colonial Revival movement was ascendant , with about 40% of U.S. homes built during this period in the Colonial Revival style . In the immediate post-war period ( c. 1950s-early 1960s ) , Colonial Revival homes continued to be constructed , but in simplified form . In the present-day , many New Traditional homes draw from Colonial Revival styles . While the dominant influences in Colonial Revival style are Georgian and Federal architecture , Colonial Revival homes also draw , to a lesser extent , from the Dutch Colonial style and post-medieval English styles . Colonial Revival homes are often eclectic in style , freely combining aspects from several of these prototypes . Although associated with the architectural movement , Colonial Revival also refers to historic preservation , landscape architecture and garden design , and decorative arts movements that emulate or draw inspiration from colonial forms . Cyril M. Harris 's American Architecture : An Illustrated Encyclopedia noted that Colonial Revival houses are usually the result of a rather free interpretation of their prototypes ; they tend to be larger , may differ significantly from the houses they seek to emulate , and often exaggerate architectural details .
Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No . 30 consists of two historic buildings located at 1900 3rd Avenue , South in Anoka , Minnesota . Both were owned by Anoka Lodge No 30 AF & AM , which was chartered on October 25 , 1859 . Colonial Hall , also known as the Aldrich House for its association with the house 's first owners and occupants , local medical and civil leaders Dr. Alanson and Dr. Flora Aldrich , is a two-story wooden building built in 1904 in a combination of Colonial Revival and Greek Revival styles by local renowned architect Frederick Marsh . The Aldrich House was purchased by the Anoka Lodge in 1921 , and in 1922 , construction began on the present two-story redbrick Masonic temple , which is located behind but to the north of the Colonial Hall . Designed and built in the Georgian Revival style , it was completed and occupied in 1923 . On December 31 , 1979 , Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No . 30 was added to the National Register of Historic Places . As of July 2019 , Anoka Lodge No . 30 was still meeting in the Lodge hall twice per month , along with Anoka-Shekinah Royal Arch Chapter # 104 , Zabud Cryptic Council # 10 , Order of the Eastern Star Marthas Chapter , Job 's Daughters Bethel 48 , and Anoka DeMolay Chapter . In December 2012 the decision was made to sell Colonial Hall to a private party for restoration . [ citation needed ] In 2016 , Colonial Hall is occupied by a tenant , The Big White House , an antiques store .
A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is , within Freemasonry , the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets . Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting .
Crescent Grange Hall # 512 is a former meeting hall of the Grange agricultural society in Lindwood Township , Minnesota , United States . It was built from 1881 to 1882 by a chapter of the State Grange of Minnesota , the first state-level subdivision of the National Grange . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its local significance in the themes of agriculture and social history . It was nominated for being a well preserved example of an early meeting hall built by a subordinate Grange .
East Bethel is a city in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 11,626 at the 2010 census . Minnesota State Highway 65 and Anoka County Road 22 are the main routes in the city . Highway 65 runs north-south , and County Road 22 ( Viking Boulevard ) runs east-west .
The Grange , officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry , is a fraternal organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture . The Grange , founded after the Civil War in 1867 , is the oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope . The Grange actively lobbied state legislatures and Congress for political goals , such as the Granger Laws to lower rates charged by railroads , and rural free mail delivery by the Post Office . In 2005 , the Grange had a membership of 160,000 , with organizations in 2,100 communities in 36 states . It is headquartered in Washington , D.C. , in a building built by the organization in 1960 . Many rural communities in the United States still have a Grange Hall and local Granges still serve as a center of rural life for many farming communities .
District No . 28 School is a school building in the city of Ramsey , Minnesota , United States , just north of Anoka . The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It was originally a school house , but later became the town hall . The building is one of only a few structures remaining from the beginnings of the township . The comprehensive plan for Ramsey 's development , developed in late 2008 , views the old town hall as a metaphor for the community : A small , aging brick building stands like a question mark between a day-care center and a bank . A weathered sign identifies it as the Ramsey Town Hall . Although no longer used , this structure personifies Ramsey today . It asserts the key issue is not if Ramsey should grow , but how it will it develop .
Ramsey is a suburb 22 miles ( 35 km ) NNW of downtown Minneapolis in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 23,668 at the 2010 census . It is a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities . U.S . Highways 10 / 169 ( co-signed ) and State Highway 47 are two of the main routes , and a station on the Northstar Commuter Rail line to downtown Minneapolis is located in Ramsey .
The Jackson Hotel is an historic building in Anoka , Minnesota , United States . The hotel was built in 1884 during the rebuilding of downtown Anoka after a fire . The hotel operated from 1884 through 1975 and played a central role in Anoka 's commerce . It was located at the hub of water , rail , and overland trade routes , and served a variety of travelers . The Jackson Hotel first served farmers and loggers who brought their goods to Anoka for sale . It later served traveling businessmen , politicians , photographers , lecturers , entertainers , and tourists . Traveling salesmen also used the hotel 's sample room as a showroom and office . The hotel had a reputation as the leading hotel in Anoka and one of the best hotels in Minnesota . The Jackson Hotel building was built in five sections at different times . The two-story center section , built in 1884 , bears the name of its builder , C.G . Jackson . In 1885 a two-story brick addition was built to the rear of the center section .
Andover is a city in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 30,598 at the 2010 census .
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture . In the Italianate style , the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture , which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and Neoclassicism , were synthesised with picturesque aesthetics . The style of architecture that was thus created , though also characterised as Neo-Renaissance , was essentially of its own time . The backward look transforms its object , Siegfried Giedion wrote of historicist architectural styles ; every spectator at every period - at every moment , indeed - inevitably transforms the past according to his own nature . The Italianate style was first developed in Britain in about 1802 by John Nash , with the construction of Cronkhill in Shropshire . This small country house is generally accepted to be the first Italianate villa in England , from which is derived the Italianate architecture of the late Regency and early Victorian eras . The Italianate style was further developed and popularised by the architect Sir Charles Barry in the 1830s . Barry 's Italianate style ( occasionally termed Barryesque ) drew heavily for its motifs on the buildings of the Italian Renaissance , though sometimes at odds with Nash 's semi-rustic Italianate villas . The style was not confined to England and was employed in varying forms , long after its decline in popularity in Britain , throughout Northern Europe and the British Empire . From the late 1840s to 1890 it achieved huge popularity in the United States , where it was promoted by the architect Alexander Jackson Davis .
St. Francis is a city in Anoka and Isanti counties , Minnesota , United States . The population was 7,218 at the 2010 census . Minnesota State Highway 47 serves as a main route in the city . Other routes include Ambassador Boulevard .
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century . Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria ( 1837-1901 ) , called the Victorian era , during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction . However , many elements of what is typically termed Victorian architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria 's reign . The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals of historic styles . The name represents the British and French custom of naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch . Within this naming and classification scheme , it followed Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture , and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture .
The Sparre Barn is a round barn in the city of Nowthen , Minnesota , United States . The barn is located on the west shore of Bass Lake . The basement is constructed of red tile , and the upper level of the barn is sheathed with shiplap siding . The interior space contains a circle of stanchions for feeding cattle , while the upper level has storage for feed and equipment . The barn was built between 1917 and 1924 . The architect , Ernest Marsh , was locally known for other structures such as neoclassical and Georgian Revival residences . This round barn was part of a trend , which started in the late 19th century , of round barns whose plans were circulated as an advance in scientific agriculture . The barn was used as a dairy barn from 1924 through the 1940s . As Anoka County experienced more suburban development , the majority of the county 's dairy barns were demolished . The Sparre Barn was the best-preserved dairy barn in the county , as of the time of nomination in 1979 .
Nowthen is a city in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 4,443 at the 2010 census .
A round barn is a historic barn design that could be octagonal , polygonal , or circular in plan . Though round barns were not as popular as some other barn designs , their unique shape makes them noticeable . The years from 1880-1920 represent the height of round barn construction . Round barn construction in the United States can be divided into two overlapping eras . The first , the octagonal era , spanned from 1850-1900 . The second , the true circular era , spanned from 1889-1936 . The overlap meant that round barns of both types , polygonal and circular , were built during the latter part of the nineteenth century . Numerous round barns in the United States are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic property in Anoka County , Minnesota . It is located at 2332 Swedish Drive in Ham Lake , Minnesota . The Late Victorian style church was built in 1872 to the design of architect Per August Gustafson . The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The church is owned and maintained by the congregation of Our Savior 's Lutheran Church of East Bethel , Minnesota and is also known as Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Ham Lake . Both churches are affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .
Ham Lake is a city in Anoka County , Minnesota , United States . It is a suburb in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area . The population was 15,296 at the 2010 census .
Swedish Americans ( Swedish : Svenskamerikaner ) are Americans of at least partial Swedish ancestry . They primarily include the 1.2 million Swedish immigrants during 1885-1915 and their descendants . They formed tight-knit communities , primarily in the American Midwest , and intermarried with other Swedish-Americans . Most were Lutheran Christians with origins in the state Church of Sweden who were affiliated with predecessor bodies of what are now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( ELCA ) from the mergers of 1988 or the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod ( 1847 ) , or the recent North American Lutheran Church ( NALC ) of 2010 ; some were Methodists following Wesleyan doctrine . Today , Swedish Americans are found throughout the United States , with Minnesota , California and Illinois being the top three states with the highest number of Swedish Americans . Historically , newly arrived Swedish immigrants settled in the Midwest , namely Minnesota , the Dakotas and Wisconsin , just as other Scandinavian Americans . Populations also grew in the Pacific Northwest in the states of Oregon and Washington at the turn of the twentieth century .
Gothic Revival ( also referred to as Victorian Gothic , neo-Gothic , or Gothick ) is an architectural movement popular in the Western world that began in the late 1740s in England . Its momentum grew in the early 19th century , when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture , in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time . Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style , including decorative patterns , finials , lancet windows , hood moulds and label stops . The Gothic Revival movement emerged in 18th-century England , gaining ground in the 19th . Its roots were intertwined with deeply philosophical movements associated with Catholicism and a re-awakening of high church or Anglo-Catholic belief concerned by the growth of religious nonconformism . Ultimately , the Anglo-Catholicism tradition of religious belief and style became known for its intrinsic appeal in the third quarter of the 19th century . Gothic Revival architecture varied considerably in its faithfulness to both the ornamental style and principles of construction of its medieval original , sometimes amounting to little more than pointed window frames and a few touches of Gothic decoration on a building otherwise on a wholly 19th-century plan and using contemporary materials and construction methods . In parallel to the ascendancy of neo-Gothic styles in 19th-century England , interest spread to the rest of Europe , Australia , Sierra Leone , South Africa and to the Americas ; the 19th and early 20th centuries saw the construction of very large numbers of Gothic Revival and Carpenter Gothic structures worldwide . The influence of Revivalism had nevertheless peaked by the 1870s . New architectural movements , sometimes related as in the Arts and Crafts movement , and sometimes in outright opposition , such as Modernism , gained ground , and by the 1930s the architecture of the Victorian era was generally condemned or ignored . The later 20th century saw a revival of interest , manifested in the United Kingdom by the establishment of the Victorian Society in 1958 .
In the United States , Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910 . Queen Anne was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era . Within the Victorian era timeline , Queen Anne style followed the Eastlake style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles . The style bears almost no relationship to the Queen Anne style architecture , a toned-down version of English Baroque mostly used for gentry houses , produced in the actual reign of Queen Anne from 1702 to 1714 . It describes a wide range of picturesque buildings with free Renaissance ( non-Gothic Revival ) details rather than of a specific formulaic style in its own right . Queen Anne , as an alternative both to the French-derived Second Empire and the less domestic Beaux-Arts architecture , is broadly applied to architecture , furniture and decorative arts of the period 1880 to 1910 ; some Queen Anne architectural elements , such as the wraparound front porch , continued to be found into the 1920s .
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France . In its purest form , it is a style principally derived from the architecture of classical antiquity , the Vitruvian principles , and the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio . The development of archaeology was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture . Excavation sites like those in Pompeii and Herculaneum allowed architects to make in depth interpretations of Classical architecture and synthesize their own unique style . In form , neoclassical architecture emphasizes the wall rather than chiaroscuro and maintains separate identities to each of its parts . The style is manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament , and in its architectural formulae as an outgrowth of some classicising features of the Late Baroque architectural tradition . Therefore , the style defined by symmetry , simple geometry , and social demands instead of ornament . Neoclassical architecture is still designed today , but may be labelled New Classical Architecture for contemporary buildings . In Central and Eastern Europe , the style is usually referred to as Classicism , while the newer revival styles of the 19th century until today are called neoclassical .
Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater is an amphitheater in Anoka , Minnesota , located on the Rum River . The theater was built in 1914 and was spurred by the City Beautiful movement , as well as Anoka citizens ' interest in outdoor entertainment and recreation . Its main organizer , Thaddeus P. Giddings , was a promoter of music education and had been organizing community singalongs in the summer of 1913 . The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The amphitheater was designed by William Gray Purcell , from the notable Prairie School firm of Purcell & Elmslie . The stage is on the flat part of the river bank , while the seating is on a sloping hillside . It has room for an audience of 1600 people . Purcell was particularly interested in designing the awning system after having taken an interest in the awnings used in the Roman Colosseum . In 1936 , Giddings left for Michigan to organize Interlochen Music College ( now known as Interlochen Center for the Arts ) in Interlochen , Michigan . Community interest in the amphitheater waned , and the facility started decaying , with shrubs and trees starting to grow between the amphitheater 's concrete risers . In 1979 , an architecture student from the University of Minnesota drafted a plan to restore the amphitheater , and this restored interest in preserving it . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places that year , and community organizers did some cleanup work and patched the concrete steps .
The Rum River is a slow , meandering channel that connects Minnesota 's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River . It runs for 151 miles ( 243 km ) through the communities of Onamia , Milaca , Princeton , Cambridge , Isanti , and St. Francis before ending at the Twin Cities suburb of Anoka , roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis . It is one of the six protected Wild and Scenic rivers in Minnesota .
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities . It was a part of the progressive social reform movement in North America under the leadership of the upper-middle class concerned with poor living conditions in all major cities . The movement , which was originally associated mainly with Chicago , Cleveland , Detroit , and Washington , D.C. , promoted beauty not only for its own sake , but also to create moral and civic virtue among urban populations . Advocates of the philosophy believed that such beautification could promote a harmonious social order that would increase the quality of life , while critics would complain that the movement was overly concerned with aesthetics at the expense of social reform ; Jane Jacobs referred to the movement as an architectural design cult .
Purcell & Elmslie ( P & E ) , as it was most widely known , was a progressive American architectural practice . P & E was the second most commissioned firm of the Prairie School , after Frank Lloyd Wright . The firm was active from 1917 to 1921 .
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830 , and particularly from 1785 to 1815 . This style shares its name with its era , the Federalist Era . The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period . The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands , Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style .