Henderson Commercial Historic District (Henderson, Minnesota)

The Henderson Commercial Historic District is the historic business district of Henderson, Minnesota, United States. It comprises 12 contributing properties built from 1874 to about 1905 around Henderson's main intersection.[2] It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and exploration/settlement.[3] The district was nominated for being a well-preserved link to Henderson's development as an agriculturally-focused river town and Sibley County's initial county seat.[2]

Henderson Commercial Historic District
Row of one and two-story brick buildings interrupted by one mid-century wooden building
The north streetscape of Henderson Commercial Historic District
Henderson Commercial Historic District (Henderson, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Henderson Commercial Historic District (Henderson, Minnesota)
Henderson Commercial Historic District (Henderson, Minnesota) is located in the United States
Henderson Commercial Historic District (Henderson, Minnesota)
LocationRoughly Main Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Henderson, Minnesota
Coordinates44°31′42″N 93°54′25″W / 44.52833°N 93.90694°W / 44.52833; -93.90694
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1874–circa 1905
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.88002834[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1988

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Liz Holum (June 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Henderson Commercial Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2022. With 15 accompanying photos from 1987
  3. ^ "Henderson Commercial Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009.