National and State Registers of Historic Places

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Alcove Spring

4 miles north of Blue Rapids on E. River Rd, east and west sides of the road
Blue Rapids vicinity (Marshall County)
Listed in National Register 1972-02-23

Architect: Not listed
Category: conservation area

Alcove Spring is one of the best known campsites along the Oregon and California trails, as it is featured prominently in diaries of emigrants as they awaited favorable crossing conditions on the nearby Big Blue River. The Donner-Reed party, who later found themselves trapped by snowy conditions in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, camped here in May 1846. Alcove Spring was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, but the original nomination only included seven acres around the spring itself. It was amended in 2013 to include two areas of intact trail segments to the west and north of the spring. Including the spring and trail segments, the amended boundary incorporates 246 acres. The amended National Register nomination was approved by the National Park Service on September 25, 2013.

Barrett Schoolhouse

4 miles southwest of Frankfort
Frankfort (Marshall County)
Listed in National Register 1973-03-14

Architect: Not listed
Category: school

Blue Rapids Ice House

507 Main
Blue Rapids (Marshall County)
Listed in State Register 2020-11-07

Architect: Unknown
Category: commerce

The Blue Rapids commercial limestone building provided space for several businesses, including a creamery, an Icehouse, a dental plaster supply company, a fireworks factory, and a home to Campgrounds Unlimited. The camping guide, written and produced locally by Robert O. Klotz, was part of his work devoted to preserving and enjoying parks, such as Alcove Spring. The Icehouse was constructed in 1905 and continued its use through the 1990s. However, it was most significant through the 1950s.