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Calumet Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Calumet Hotel

Pipestone’s first place on the National RegisterListed Mar 16, 1976; only 169 of Minnesota’s 1,697 listings are older
ItalianateListed 1976Pipestone

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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Calumet Hotel todayPipestone Historic District, Bank-Calumet HotelThenToday

Pipestone Historic District, Bank-Calumet Hotel · Library of Congress. Matched to this listing by the words in its caption.

About

About Calumet Hotel

Calumet Hotel, at 104 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1976: the first place in Pipestone to be listed. Only 169 of Minnesota’s 1,697 listings are older. 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. It was listed as part of Pipestone County MRA (AD); Pipestone County MRA. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Minnesota. 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 · 22 MB · National Archives↗
In old photographs

An old view of Calumet Hotel

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Pipestone Historic District, Bank-Calumet Hotel
Pipestone Historic District, Bank-Calumet Hotel
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 10 minutes

104 W. Main St., Pipestone · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

Memories of Calumet Hotel

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Questions about Calumet Hotel

Is Calumet Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1976 (Register number 76001066).

Is Calumet Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Calumet Hotel?

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 Calumet Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 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 93200729 · Wikidata · old views from Pipestone’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.