National Register of Historic Places

Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area

Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Listed
May 22, 2016
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
16000276

About this property

Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area is a wayside rest located along U.S. Highway 169 in Farm Island Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota. It straddles both sides of the highway just north of where it passes between Little Pine Lake on the west and Hickory Lake on the east. It is one of the largest wayside rests developed by the Minnesota Highway Department during the New Deal, at 35 acres (14 ha). Arthur R. Nichols, collaborating with engineer Harold E. Olson, designed the rest area in the National Park Service rustic style. The wayside rest was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 2016.

Location

Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area listed on the National Register?

Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 2016.

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Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area is recorded as the listed era.

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