Waseca County National Register of Historic Places

John W. Aughenbaugh was a master miller and partner in Everett, Aughenbaugh & Co. Flour Mill in Waseca. Aughenbaugh built this stately brick residence in 1897. The house stands as a prominent example of late 19th century renaissance revival architecture. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

In 1896, Roscoe Percy Ward engaged architect and family friend, E. S. Stebbins to design his Elm Avenue residence. This 2 1/2 story, clapboard-sheathed house uses classical detailing in the temple style. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

William R. Wolf, Waseca merchant and businessman, built this house around 1895. It is the best example of Queen Anne-style architecture in the city of Waseca. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Built in 1897, this modified Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse was constructed of buff-colored brick with Kasota limestone highlights. In 1976, a two-story addition was attached to the north side of the original structure. The Court House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

This building is the best preserved example of a railroad dependent business in Waseca. Although trucks have superceded trains, this three-story structure functioned as a grocery warehouse into the 1990s. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Built in 1912, for $6,195.20 ($5,000 was raised locally) the library signifies a well-preserved part of history in the community. The remainder of needed funds were donated by Andrew Carnegie. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Built in 1868, by Dayton Smith, an accused horse thief, it was acquired in 1872, by P.C. Bailey, a hardware merchant. P.C. Bailey died in 1907, and the house was purchased by the Lewer family who owned it until 1991. In 1991, the Waseca County Historical Society acquired the house. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Built in the late 1890s by Cornelius L. Seha, to process locally grown sorghum into syrup. The mill was operated by family members until the 1950s. It is the only known historical sorghum mill remaining in Minnesota. The mill's stationary steam engine is on its original base. The mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Built in 1908, the church is significant as the structure that best embodies the Swedish heritage of Waseca County. The red brick and stone church exhibits various elements of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

EACO Mill
212 N.W. 3rd Ave., Waseca, MN

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in July of 2006.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
This building was torn down.

Built in 1869, by Seth Phelps.
This home was a large, two-story brick Victorian home in the Italianate style, with round-arched windows, working shutters and carved wood corbels. It was vacant for years and finally razed in the 1990s. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.