Reads Landing Overlook
National Register of Historic Places

Reads Landing Overlook

Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota
Listed
December 15, 2004
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
04001359

About this property

The Reads Landing Overlook is a scenic overlook on U.S. Route 61 in Pepin Township, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1939 to 1940 as a New Deal project to provide motorists with a scenic view of Lake Pepin. It was designed by landscape architect Arthur R. Nichols and constructed by the National Youth Administration. The overlook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 for its state-level significance in the themes of landscape architecture and politics/government. It was nominated for exemplifying the early highway waysides built in Minnesota with federal work relief aid, and for exemplifying as well National Park Service rustic style and the work of Nichols.

Location

Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota
44.41013, -92.10700

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Reads Landing Overlook listed on the National Register?

Reads Landing Overlook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Reads Landing Overlook?

Reads Landing Overlook is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Reads Landing Overlook?

The period of significance for Reads Landing Overlook is recorded as the early_republic era.

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