History
Eight National Register listings within a short drive — from a 450-acre village district to a log cabin built by Swedish immigrants.
Photo: McGhiever / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The National Register of Historic Places is the federal list of buildings, sites and districts considered worthy of preservation. Listing honors a place and supports its protection, but most of these properties are private — please enjoy them from public roads and paths.
Distances below are straight-line from the village center. Data comes from the Wikipedia list of National Register properties in Washington County; descriptions are our own.
Last reviewed October 1, 2026.
8 of Washington County's 46 National Register listings lie within about eight miles of the village.
Listed January 26, 1970 · Marine on St. Croix · 0.1 mi northeast
Judd St.
The terrace above the river where Minnesota's first commercial sawmill started cutting lumber in 1839. Stone footings remain; the site is now a free historic park. It also counts as part of the larger historic district.
Listed July 21, 1980 · Copas · 2.3 mi north
19489 St. Croix Tr. N.
A house from around 1880 in the riverside hamlet of Copas, a few miles from the village. Its owner was an early settler and community leader, and the settlement — platted in 1857 — eventually took his name.
Listed June 3, 1980 · May Township · 3.0 mi south
4 Croixside Rd.
A 1922 log house in May Township known as Croixsyde, one of the earliest summer homes built along the St. Croix. Its rustic style marks the moment the river valley shifted from logging to leisure.
From the Dakota and Ojibwe homeland to Marine Mills and today.
Self-guided loop with a map: store, Stone House, Village Hall, mill ruins.
The ruins of Minnesota's first commercial sawmill, free and open year-round.
River towns, state parks and museums within half an hour.
