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The Washington County Historical Society operated from a room at the Stillwater Public Library, collecting county-wide documents, photos, and family histories. [1] In 1941, the Society purchased the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater from the state, one of the state's oldest buildings and its second oldest continuously operating house museum ...
The Washington County Historical Society was organized during a meeting in this building, the original site of the Washington County Free Library, at 21 Summit Ave. in Hagerstown.
In 1956, the Washington County Historical Society was incorporated. [5] In 1962, the society looked at using Shute Park as a possible home for their museum, temporarily moved their collections to the park's pavilion. [4] Then in 1975 the county decided to start a formal history museum. [5]
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Washington County Historical Society Executive Director Andy Stout, left, and curator Abigail Koontz talk about the recently discovered Revolutionary War era cannon now at home at the Miller House ...
The building was placed on the National Register of HIstoric Places in 1970. Additionally, it became a versatile venue for public meetings, plays, dances and other community activities. In the ...
In response, the Washington County History and Landmarks Foundation was able to get the East Washington Historic District, a collection of 120 Victorian homes in that area, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [4] The college opposed the designation but did not object in time to prevent it. [5]
The Washington County Historical Society has operated the house since 1941, making it the second-oldest house museum in Minnesota. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Minnesota Territorial/State Prison Warden's House for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and social history. [3]