National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock County, Minnesota

This is a list of NRHP listings in Rock County, Minnesota. See List of RHPs in MN.

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Current listings

[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Blue Mounds State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources		01989-10-25October 25, 1989	Off U.S. Route 75 north of Luverne 43°43′10″N 96°11′38″W / 43.719444°N 96.193889°W / 43.719444; -96.193889 (Blue Mounds State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources)	Luverne
2	Bridge No. 1482		01992-06-25June 25, 1992	Off U.S. Route 75 south of Luverne, Schoneman Park 43°37′45″N 96°12′36″W / 43.629167°N 96.21°W / 43.629167; -96.21 (Bridge No. 1482)	Luverne Township	One of the last king post truss bridges in Minnesota[2]:60; see Profile
3	Bridge No. L-2162		01989-11-06November 6, 1989	County Road 51 over Split Rock Creek 43°46′46″N 96°25′54″W / 43.779444°N 96.431667°W / 43.779444; -96.431667 (Bridge No. L-2162)	Jasper	Small concrete arch bridge designed by Perley N. Gillham with Classical Revival design elements[2]:121-122; see Profile
4	Bridge No. L-2315		01989-11-06November 6, 1989	Township Road 89 over the Rock River 43°33′21″N 96°09′09″W / 43.555833°N 96.1525°W / 43.555833; -96.1525 (Bridge No. L-2315)	Luverne
5	Bridge No. L-2316		01989-11-06November 6, 1989	Township Road 89 over the Rock River 43°33′31″N 96°09′09″W / 43.558611°N 96.1525°W / 43.558611; -96.1525 (Bridge No. L-2316)	Luverne
6	Bridge No. L-4646		01989-11-06November 6, 1989	6th St. over Spring Brook 43°36′55″N 96°21′34″W / 43.615278°N 96.359444°W / 43.615278; -96.359444 (Bridge No. L-4646)	Beaver Creek	Perley N. Gillham barrel-arch reinforced concrete bridge[2]:122
7	First National Bank of Beaver Creek		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	1st Ave. 43°36′50″N 96°21′47″W / 43.613889°N 96.363056°W / 43.613889; -96.363056 (First National Bank of Beaver Creek)	Beaver Creek	Good example of a rural bank as the most significant building on the main street; built of stone from outside the county[3]
8	J.W. Gerber House		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	324 W. Main St. 43°39′20″N 96°12′40″W / 43.655556°N 96.211111°W / 43.655556; -96.211111 (J.W. Gerber House)	Luverne	Colonial Revival house built by an affluent hardware retailer[3]
9	R.B. Hinkly House		01975-06-10June 10, 1975	217 N. Freeman Ave. 43°39′22″N 96°12′34″W / 43.656111°N 96.209444°W / 43.656111; -96.209444 (R.B. Hinkly House)	Luverne	1892 quartzite house[3]
10	Holy Trinity Church-Episcopal		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	N. Cedar and E. Luverne Sts. 43°39′20″N 96°12′40″W / 43.655556°N 96.211111°W / 43.655556; -96.211111 (Holy Trinity Church-Episcopal)	Luverne	1891 quartzite church[3]
11	Jasper Stone Company and Quarry		01978-01-05January 5, 1978	Off Sherman Ave. 43°50′47″N 96°23′33″W / 43.846389°N 96.3925°W / 43.846389; -96.3925 (Jasper Stone Company and Quarry)	Jasper	Quartzite quarrying operation started in 1890[3]
12	Kenneth School		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	230 W. 1st Ave. 43°45′15″N 96°04′27″W / 43.754167°N 96.074167°W / 43.754167; -96.074167 (Kenneth School)	Kenneth	Only remaining rural two-story frame schoolhouse in Rock County[3]
13	Pierce J. Kniss House		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	209 N. Estey St. 43°39′20″N 96°12′40″W / 43.655556°N 96.211111°W / 43.655556; -96.211111 (Pierce J. Kniss House)	Luverne	1879 Italian Villa style house; Kniss platted the townsite of Luverne and was the leading entrepreneur of the county[3]
14	Luverne Carnegie Library		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	205 N. Freeman Ave. 43°39′19″N 96°12′34″W / 43.655278°N 96.209444°W / 43.655278; -96.209444 (Luverne Carnegie Library)	Luverne
15	Maplewood Chapel		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	W. Warren St. 43°39′15″N 96°13′52″W / 43.654167°N 96.231111°W / 43.654167; -96.231111 (Maplewood Chapel)	Luverne	Gothic Revival house; one of the few examples of "high style" in the county[3]
16	Jacob Nuffer Farmstead		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	County Roads 53 and 57 43°33′33″N 96°18′53″W / 43.559167°N 96.314722°W / 43.559167; -96.314722 (Jacob Nuffer Farmstead)	Hills	Rare brick farmstead building in an area where most are wood; still owned by the Nuffer family in 1978[3]
17	Omaha Depot		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	E. Fletcher St. 43°39′06″N 96°12′31″W / 43.651667°N 96.208611°W / 43.651667; -96.208611 (Omaha Depot)	Luverne	Combination freight and passenger depot, functioning as an important transportation link in the area[3]
18	Palace Theater		01980-03-18March 18, 1980	Main St. and Freeman Ave. 43°39′15″N 96°12′33″W / 43.654167°N 96.209167°W / 43.654167; -96.209167 (Palace Theater)	Luverne	1915 small town theater with notable interior design; still operating as a movie house[3]
19	Rock County Courthouse and Jail		01977-04-18April 18, 1977	204 E. Brown 43°39′24″N 96°12′24″W / 43.656667°N 96.206667°W / 43.656667; -96.206667 (Rock County Courthouse and Jail)	Luverne

References

1. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Gardner, Denis P. (2008). Wood, Concrete, Stone, Steel: Minnesota's Historic Bridges. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4666-1. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} "Rock County Multiple Resource Area". 1978. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000374.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-12.