Students walk by a campus building under a tree - historic college campuses

On foot · metro area, Wisconsin

Historic College Campuses in Eau Claire, WI

College buildings and campuses on the register near you, good walking with a long history behind every hall.

The Eau Claire, WI metro area has about 176,647 residents, ranking 253rd in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Eau Claire, WI and the source for each site.

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A group of people walking on a road - historic college campuses — Photo: Meredith Spencer on Unsplash

A group of people walking down a sidewalk next to a building - historic college campuses — Photo: Stacie Ong on Unsplash

On the record near Eau Claire, WI

The 12 nearest

13 listed sites on the record match historic college campuses within 120 miles of Eau Claire, WI, out of 73 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Model School Building and College Hall of the Winona Normal School53 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Winona · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
Old Main, Macalester College82 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · St. Paul · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
University Hall-Old Main, Hamline University82 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · St. Paul · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Derham Hall and Our Lady of Victory Chapel, College of St. Catherine83 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · St. Paul · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
United Church Seminary84 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · St. Paul · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Goodsell Observatory--Carleton College85 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Northfield · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Skinner Memorial Chapel--Carleton College85 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Northfield · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Willis Hall--Carleton College85 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Northfield · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Scoville Memorial Library--Carleton College85 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Northfield · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
New Main--Augsburg Seminary86 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Minneapolis · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Old Main, St. Olaf College86 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Northfield · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
Steensland Library--St. Olaf College86 miles from the center of Eau Claire · Building · Northfield · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Eau Claire, WI. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

College Campuses in Eau Claire, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Eau Claire, WI ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Eau Claire, WI?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Eau Claire

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Eau Claire, WI the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Eau Claire, WI are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.