Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

Charles A. Lindbergh House and Park
Minnesota State Register of Historic Places
The boyhood home of aviator Charles Lindbergh stands in the park donated in memory of his father.
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park is located in Minnesota
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park is located in the United States
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
Map
Interactive map showing the location for Lindbergh State Park
LocationMorrison County, Minnesota, United States
Nearest cityLittle Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates45°57′26.78″N 94°23′23.24″W / 45.9574389°N 94.3897889°W / 45.9574389; -94.3897889
Built1906
ArchitectCarl Bolander
NRHP reference No.70000303
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1970[1]
Designated NHLDecember 8, 1976
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources
Water tower and picnic shelter, constructed 1938
LocationPike Creek Township
Coordinates45°57′28″N 94°23′26″W / 45.95778°N 94.39056°W / 45.95778; -94.39056
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1938–39
ArchitectNational Park Service, State of Minnesota, Works Progress Administration
Architectural styleNPS Rustic
MPSMinnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.89001655
Added to NRHP1989-10-25

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park is a 569-acre (2.3 km2) Minnesota state park on the outskirts of Little Falls. The park was once the farm of Congressman Charles August Lindbergh and his son Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator. Their restored 1906 house and two other farm buildings are within the park boundaries. The house, a National Historic Landmark, and an adjacent museum are operated by the Minnesota Historical Society, known as the Charles Lindbergh House and Museum. Three buildings and three structures built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s were named to the National Register of Historic Places. These buildings include a picnic shelter and a water tower, built in the Rustic Style from local stone and logs, and have remained relatively unchanged since construction. Although the property includes shoreline on the Mississippi River, the Lindbergh family requested that the park not include intensive use areas for swimming or camping, so development was kept to a minimum.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.