National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin - Iron County

Iron County

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Summary
Annala Round Barn 01979-08-27August 27, 1979 S of Hurley
 Hurley Round barn built in 1917 by Finnish stonemason Matt Annala.
Montreal Company Location Historic District 01980-05-23May 23, 1980 WI 77
 Montreal The Montreal Mining Company built a planned community for employees in the first few decades of the 20th century.
Old Iron County Courthouse 01977-07-26July 26, 1977 303 Iron St.
 Hurley 1893 courthouse with a 1922 Seth Thomas clockworks.
Plummer Mine Headframe 01997-09-24September 24, 1997 0.25 mi (0.40 km). W of jct. of Plummer Mine Rd. and WI 77
 Pence Headframe from which miners were lowered into a 2367 foot iron mine that operated from 1904 to 1924. Now the last headframe standing in Wisconsin.
Springstead 01997-04-17April 17, 1997 Jct. of Old Springfield Tote Rd. and WI 182
 Sherman Once a Chippewa sugarbush. Then an 1868 French Canadian settlement. Then a northwoods resort.

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