Carver Historic District - Carver, MN
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N 44° 45.797 W 093° 37.529
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The Carver Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historical Places on January 4, 1980, #80001960.
Waymark Code: WMFY2K
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2012
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“In 1980 the old town of Carver became one of the first historic districts in Minnesota to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Carver Historic District included eighty-seven buildings and four structures of historical significance from 1850-1925, with respect to early river town settlement, commerce, dwelling places, and architecture.”
“On Oct. 26, 2005 Carver attained Certified Local Government status by the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. In the summer of 2007 the White House proclaimed Historic Carver a Preserve America Community, the eighth to be so named in Minnesota.”
From the City of Carver website:For Visitors: History of Carver: Carvers Historic District - History of Carver.
A Little History
The winter of 1851-1852 Carver saw its first settler, a Norwegian immigrant, Axel Jorgenson. He laid clam to about 415 acres, built a shanty, and during the next two years completed establishing his claim. Jorgenson referred to his claim as Luksenborg, but the name didn’t stick. In 1854 he sold his claim to The Carver Land Company
By 1855, Carver already had a tailor, a hotel, a boarding house, a building designer, a carpenter, a livery stable, a blacksmith, two shoemakers, and a general store. When the town was platted in 1857, it already had 35 buildings; the school district was established the same year and was known as Minnesota School District #1 for over a hundred years.
In 1877, Carver incorporated as a village, the first in Carver County and later became a city. The City, Township, and County were named after the 1700th century British explorer Jonathan Carver.
Information from The Carver Story by Lucie K. Hartley; Images of America Carver County by Ruth Trenblay and Lois Schulstad; and City of Carver website:For Visitors: History of Carver: Carvers Historic District - History of Carver.
Street address:
319 Broadway Street
Carver, MN USA
55315
County / Borough / Parish: Carver County
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 03/30/2014 To: 03/30/2014
Hours of operation: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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