Pill Hill

In 2023, property owners and residents of the area known as “Pill Hill” approached the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) about designating it as a local historic district. The neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, but this only protects property from demolition or change when federal ownership, funding, or permits are involved.  

The HPC agreed to consider, and the City is now working with these individuals to possibly establish a local historic district. This process includes neighborhood engagement with City officials, professional historical research and documentation, and public hearings at HPC and City Council.

At the January 28, 2025, meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission, a public hearing was held, and the HPC approved a motion to recommend to the City Council the designation of the proposed Pill Hill historic landmark district. Ultimately, City Council approval is required to establish a local landmark district.

Address Name Style
799 3rd St SW Mrs. Maud Mellish Residence Prairie
801 3rd St SW Dr. John E. Crewe Residence Craftsman
815 3rd St SW Dr. William F. Braasch Residence Tudor Revival
820 3rd St SW Dr. William C. MacCarty Residence Colonial Revival
701 4th St SW Dr. and Mrs. William J. Mayo Residence Elizabethan Revival
701 4th St SW Dr. William J. Mayo Carriage House Craftsman
706 4th St SW Dr. Leonard G. Rowntree Residence Colonial Revival
716 4th St SW Victor A. Qvale Residence Queen Anne
720 4th St SW George J. Allen Residence Craftsman
724 4th St SW Dr. Emil H. Beckman Residence Tudor Revival
802 4th St SW P.C. Fuller Residence Colonial Revival
806 4th St SW George Weber Residence Craftsman Bungalow
807 4th St SW J.T. Collin Residence Vernacular brick with Colonial Revival influences
818 4th St SW N.A. Craftsman
819 4th St SW Dr. U.S. Couseller Residence Craftsman
822 4th St SW Dr. Arthur H. Sanford Residence (1 of 2) Foursquare
823 4th St SW Dr. Dorr F. Hallenbeck Residence Colonial Revival
827 4th St SW Presburry W. Moore Residence Brick Vernacular Ell cottage
830 4th St SW Dr. Louis B. Wilson Residence Georgian Revival
901 4th St SW St. Mary's Hill Park parkland
909 4th St SW St. Mary's Hill Park Water Tower water tower; contributing structure
932 4th St SW Dr. Harry H. Bowing Residence Spanish Colonial Revival
719 5th St SW Robert C. Drips Residence Tudor Revival
809 5th St SW Dr. Alexander B. Moore Residence Vernacular Craftsman Ell
814 5 St SW N.A. Colonial Revival
815 5th St SW Dr. Walter C. Alvarez Residence Craftsman
821 5th St SW N.A. Bungalow
829 5th St SW Charles Dabelstein Craftsman with Colonial Revival entrance
925 6th St SW Dr. George B. Eusterman Residence Spanish Colonial Revival
1014 7th St SW Thaddeus L. Szlapka Residence/ Dr. Bert E. Hempstead House Colonial Revival
1115 7th St SW Elmer Danewick Residence Prairie
803 8th St SW Garfield Schwartz Residence (2 of 2) Spanish Colonial Revival
810 8th St SW Dr. Verne C. Hunt Residence Tudor Revival
815 8th St SW Dr. Fredrick A. Willius Residence Tudor Revival
827 8th St SW Dr. William A. Plummer Residence Colonial Revival
828 8th St SW Mr. John Schwartz (Garfield Schwartz) Home/Dr. WB Start House/ Dr. WM Craig House Tudor Revival
909 8th St SW Dr. William L. Benedict Residence Tudor Revival
912 8th St SW Harry J. Harwich Residence Georgian Revival
919 8th St SW M.C. Lawler Residence Craftsman
930 8th St SW Dr. John de J. Pemberton Residence Colonial Revival
304 8th Ave SW Dr. H. Waltman Walters Residence Colonial Revival
310 8th Ave SW E.M. Pomroy Residence Craftsman
314 8th Ave SW F.O. Dahle Residence Craftsman
322 8th Ave SW Mrs. Hattie Damon Mayo Residence, "Damon House" Elizabethan Revival
419-421 8th Ave SW Thomas S. Parkin Duplex Colonial Revival
429 8th Ave SW William W. Churchill Residence Prairie
502 8th Ave SW N.A. Colonial Revival
503 8th Ave SW Dr. Walter D. Shelden Residence Neoclassical
514 8th Ave SW Harold H. Crawford Residence Tudor Revival
523 8th Ave SW N.A. Colonial Revival
615 8th Ave SW Dr. Norman M. Keith Residence Colonial Revival
627 8th Ave SW Edward C. Kendall Residence Colonial Revival
705 8th Ave SW N.A. Vernacular
713 8th Ave SW N.A. Vernacular
821 8th Ave SW Dr. Albert C. Broders Residence (2 of 2) Colonial Revival
316 9th Ave SW N.A. Vernacular 
416 9th Ave SW N.A. Colonial Revival
417 9th Ave SW Dr. Frederick Le Roy Smith Residence Prairie
420 9th Ave SW Dr. A.A. Thorson Residence Picturesque with Tudor influence
421 9th Ave SW A.M. Bach Residence Tudor Revival
425 9th Ave SW Dr. G.T. Joyce House Craftsman
433 9th Ave SW Dr. Monte C. Piper House Tudor Revival
503 9th Ave SW Dr. Archibald H. Logan Residence Prairie
507 9th Ave SW Dr. Porter P. Vinson Residence Craftsman
508 9th Ave SW Dr. Arlie R. Barnes Residence Colonial Revival
510 9th Ave SW Dr. L.H. Ziegler Residence Tudor Revival
523 9th Ave SW Dr. Harold I. Lillie Residence Tudor Revival
524 9th Ave SW Dr. James P. Arneill Residence Storybook
525 9th Ave SW Dr. Henry W. Meyerding Residence Colonial Revival
526 9th Ave SW Dr. Louis T. Austin Residence French Eclectic
604 9th Ave SW Dr. Henry F. Helmholz Residence Tudor Revival
607 9th Ave SW C.W. Blakely Residence Spanish Colonial Revival
617 9th Ave SW Dr. Edward C. Rosenow Residence Georgian Revival
620 9th Ave SW Dr. Samuel F. Haines Residence Colonial Revival
621 9th Ave SW Mr. Garfield S. Schwartz Residence/Dr. Stuart W. Harrington Tudor Revival
624 9th Ave SW Dr. Harry M. Conner Residence Tudor Revival
701 9th Ave SW Dr. M.W. Comfort Residence Colonial Revival
709 9th Ave SW Dr. A.M. Snell Residence Colonial Revival
710 9th Ave SW Dr. Frederick P. Moersch Residence Tudor Revival
801 9th Ave SW Dr. Melvin S. Henderson Residence Tudor Revival
816 9th Ave SW Albert J. Lobb Colonial Revival
822 9th Ave SW Dr. Gordon B. New Colonial Revival
831 9th Ave SW Dr. Alfred W. Adson Residence Tudor Revival
832 9th Ave SW Dr. John L. Crenshaw Residence Colonial Revival
840 9th Ave SW Dr. Albert C. Broders Residence Colonial Revival
841 9th Ave SW Dr. Harry G. Wood Residence Tudor Revival
848 9th Ave SW Dr. Harry W. Woltman Residence Colonial Revival
424 10th Ave SW G.O. Lohse Residence Colonial Revival
432 10th Ave SW Dr. Arthur U. Desjardins Residence French Eclectic
436 10th Ave SW Dr. Charles S. McVicar Residence Colonial Revival
506 10th Ave SW Dr. Arthur H. Sanford Residence (2 of 2) Craftsman
510 10th Ave SW Dr. Willis S. Lemon Residence "Twin Gables" Tudor Revival
612 10th Ave SW Fred S. Haines Residence (1 of 2)/Dr. PL O'Leary Residence Georgian Revival
615 10th Ave SW Mr. Cornelius M. Judd Residence/Margaret Alseth House Prairie
620 10th Ave SW Dr. George E. Brown Residence Neoclassical
703 10th Ave SW Dr. Walter M. Boothby Residence Colonial Revival
715 10th Ave SW N.A. Vernacular
718 10th Ave SW Dr. Howard R. Hartman Residence Craftsman
720 10th Ave SW Thomas S. Parkin Residence Colonial Revival
723 10th Ave SW Fred Altona Residence Foursquare
725 10th Ave SW J.R. Randall Residence Colonial Revival
726 10th Ave SW Dr. H.C. Habein Residence Colonial Revival
801 10th Ave SW Dr. Herman G Bumpus Residence Garrison Colonial
807 10th Ave SW Dr. C.F. Dixon Residence Colonial Revival
814 10th Ave SW Dr. M.J. Anderson Residence Colonial Revival

Address Name Style

825 3rd St SW

Non-contributing building

Vernacular

804 4th St SW

Non-contributing building

Split-level

904 4th St SW

Non-contributing building

Ranch

910 4th St SW

Non-contributing structure

Ranch

916 4th St SW

Non-contributing building

Ranch

804 5th St SW

Non-contributing building

Colonial Revival

810 5th St SW

Non-contributing building

Ranch

816 5th St SW

Non-contributing building

Vernacular cottage

723 6th St SW

Non-contributing — not addressed in National Register form

Foursquare

729 6th St SW

Non-contributing — not addressed in National Register form

Vernacular

807 6th St SW

Non-contributing — not addressed in National Register form

Vernacular

811 6th St SW

Non-contributing — not addressed in National Register form

Foursquare

815 6th St SW

Non-contributing — not addressed in National Register form

Vernacular

819 6th St SW

Non-contributing — not addressed in National Register form

Vernacular Hipped Roof

1005 7th St SW

Non-contributing building

Colonial Revival

1103 7th St SW

Non-contributing building

Ranch

818 8th St SW

Non-contributing building

Chateau style (new construction)

915 8th St SW

Non-contributing building

Split-level

415 8th Ave SW

Non-contributing building

Saltbox cottage

520 9th Ave SW

Non-contributing building

Vernacular

612 9th Ave SW

Non-contributing building

Ranch

428 10th Ave SW

Non-contributing building

Colonial Revival

826 5th St SW

Non-contributing building

current home is modern vernacular

Frequently Asked Questions

Existing National Register of Historic Places, Pill Hill Historic District.

National Register designation (a historic district currently in place) is an honor; it only provides protection from major alteration or demolition for State or Federal projects.

  • Guidelines help property owners determine best practices and requirements for altering historic properties.
  • No restrictions on: interior modifications or mechanical repairs that do not affect external appearance, repainting or color selection, routine maintenance & repair.
  • Major exterior alterations/additions and new buildings require review by City staff and the HPC (anticipated time: 2-6 weeks), with appeals to City Council.
  • Proposed demolitions require public hearings at HPC and City Council
  • More information on requirements & regulatory authority can be found on the Landmark Property Requirements page.

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