List of Standalone Historic Contexts

The Standalone Historic contexts provided here, previously found in the "Historic Context notebooks" are documents produced in cooperation with SHPO in the 1990s. In many cases the information within these documents has been superseded by more recent studies, including Multiple Property Documentation Forms.

Researchers are expected to consult existing relevant contexts beyond those found below. SHPO suggests utilizing MnSHIP, SHPO and OSA reports, state or national contexts, NPS bulletins and guidelines, information found at local historical societies and libraries.

Please refer to the Architecture-History Reports List and the Archaeology Reports List (the available upon request to archaeologists) for additional sources of contextual information or visit the Research at the Minnesota SHPO page.

• Tier 1 Precontact Period (ca 12,000 b.p - a.d. 1700)
  • The Woodland Tradition in Minnesota (ca. 1000 BC - AD 1750) (MPDF, 2012)
• Tier 1 Contact Period (ca. 1630 - 1820 AD)
• Tier 1 Post Contact Period
  • Early Agriculture and River Settlement (1840-1870) (undated)
  • Indian Communities and Reservations (1837-1934) (undated)
  • Minnesota Tourism and Recreation in the Lake Regions (1870-1945) (undated)
  • Minnesota’s Iron Ore Industry (1880s-1945) (undated)
  • Northern Minnesota Lumbering (1870-1930s) (undated)
  • Railroads and Agricultural Development (1870-1940) (undated)
  • St. Croix Triangle Lumbering (1830s-1900s) (undated)
  • Urban Centers (1870-1940) (undated)
• Tier 2 Thematic
  • Bridges (1870-1945) (undated)
  • Earthworks (undated)
  • Finnish Log Architecture (undated)
  • Georaphic Features of Cultural Significance (undated)
  • Hydroelectric Power in Minnesota (1880-1940) (undated)
  • Lithic Scatter (1994)
  • Minnesota Military Roads (1850-1875) (undated)
  • Pipestone (DRAFT, undated)
  • Prehistoric Quarries (undated)
  • Red River Trails in Minnesota (1835-1871) (undated)
  • Rock Art (DRAFT, undated)
• Thematic State Owned Buildings
  • Armories and Camp Ripley (1881-1941) (undated)
  • State Correctional Institutions (1851-1941) (undated)
  • State Hospitals (1866-1941) (undated)
  • State Schools (1858-1941) (undated)
  • State Capitol Complex (undated)
  • State Fair Buildings (1881-1941) (undated)
  • State Normal Schools (1858-1941) (undated)
  • State Park Buildings (1885-1942) (undated)
  • State Veterans Facilities (1887-1941) (undated)
  • University of Minnesota (undated)