National Register of Historic Places

Garrison Concourse

Garrison, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Listed
December 3, 2013
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13000882

About this property

The Garrison Concourse is a roadside park on Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison, Minnesota, United States. The site consists of a wide parking area and scenic overlook projecting out into the lake, plus landscaped parkland along the shore in both directions. It was built from 1936 to 1939 as the centerpiece of the Mille Lacs Highway Development Plan, a major New Deal project to create a scenic parkway along the lakeshore. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 for having state-level significance in the themes of landscape architecture and politics/government. It was nominated for being the premiere structure of the most extensive roadside development project undertaken by the Minnesota Highway Department and the Civilian Conservation Corps, and for its blend of formalism and National Park Service rustic design.

Location

Garrison, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
46.29410, -93.82404

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bridge No. 5265-Garrison
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Kenney Lake Overlook
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Bridge No. 3355-Kathio Township
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Deerwood Auditorium
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Nearby Battles

Ojibwe-Dakota Battle at Mille Lacs 1745
1745Colonial
8.8 mi

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When was Garrison Concourse listed on the National Register?

Garrison Concourse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Garrison Concourse?

Garrison Concourse is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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