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Batchelder's Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Batchelder's Block

On the National Register since 199036 years
ItalianateListed 1990Faribault
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Batchelder's Block

Batchelder's Block, at 120 Central Ave. N., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 12, 1990. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 99 other Minnesota listings. 17 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Faribault, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 28 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

120 Central Ave. N., Faribault · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Batchelder's BlockStart here
  2. 2Jonathon L. and Elizabeth H. Wadsworth Noyes HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Hudson Wilson HouseFrench Second Empire · next door
  4. 4John N. and Elizabeth Taylor Clinton Cottrell HouseEastlake · next door
  5. 5Cole, Gordon, and Kate D. Turner, HouseItalianate · next door
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBuckham, Thomas Scott, Memorial LibraryBuilding0.1 miStFaribault ViaductReinforced-concrete Bridge0.1 miBAlexander Faribault HouseBuilt 18530.1 miBWeyer, Adam, Wagon ShopFaribault Stone Architecture0.1 miBFaribault City HallRenaissance Revival0.1 miDFaribault Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.1 miBCassius Buck HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBM. P. Holman HouseItalianate0.2 miBCongregational Church of FaribaultBuilding0.2 miBTimothy J. McCarthy BuildingItalianate0.2 miBTheopold Mercantile Co. Wholesale Grocery BuildingBuilding0.2 miBRice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)Art Deco0.2 miBRock Island DepotBuilt 19020.2 miBThomas McCall HouseItalianate0.3 miBBerry, Frank A., and Elizabeth, HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBFaribault Furniture CompanyBuilding0.3 miBVincent and Elizabeth Lieb HouseFaribault Stone Architecture0.4 miBSt. Mary's HallLate Gothic Revival0.4 mi
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BCathedral of Our Merciful Saviour and Guild House (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival · Built 18690.4 miBCathedral of Our Merciful SaviourGothic Revival · Built 18690.4 miBEpiscopal RectoryColonial Revival0.4 miBCarufel, Louis, and E. LaRose, HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBThomas Bridget Shanahan McMahon HouseFaribault Stone Architecture0.5 miBNoyes Hall, State School for the DeafBuilt 19020.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Cole, Gordon, and Kate D. Turner, House0.1 mi away
M. P. Holman House0.2 mi away
Timothy J. McCarthy Building0.2 mi away
Thomas McCall House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Batchelder's Block

Is Batchelder's Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 12, 1990 (Register number 90001089).

Is Batchelder's Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Veblen Farmstead, 11.7 miles away.

Can you visit Batchelder's Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Batchelder's Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93202782 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.