Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Listed
March 2, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89000076

About this property

The Minnesota Soldiers' Home , later known as the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis, is an old soldiers' home near Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Location

5101 Minnehaha Ave. S., roughly bounded by Minnehaha Ave., Mississippi River, and Godfrey Pkwy.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
44.91308, -93.20494

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 89000076. It was listed on March 2, 1989.

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Fort Snelling Internment Camp 1862–1863
1862Civil War
1.8 mi
Fort Snelling Dakota Internment — Winter 1862
1862Indian Wars
1.9 mi
Minnesota — Fort Snelling Dakota Internment
1862Civil War
1.9 mi
Treaty of Mendota (August 5, 1851)
1851Indian Wars
2.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District listed on the National Register?

Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District?

Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District?

The period of significance for Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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