Like many towns in Minnesota, early Alexandria settlers who prospered had the wherewithal to build lovely homes in a variety of architectural styles. Skilled carpenters and craftsmen were found among the community, and constructing these homes provided steady employment. The Alexandria Residential Historic District is on the National Register of Historic places, whose website describes it as: “Outstate Minnesota’s largest and most intact late-19th/early-20th-century residential district, with 59 houses charting Alexandria’s professional class and its architecture.”
The Douglas County Historical Society has individual files on these homes, describing the architecture of each, and details of their applications that were completed when they were included in the Alexandria Residential Historic District. The District as a whole is on the National Register of Historic places, located east of Lake Winona near Cedar and Douglas Streets, and from 6th to 12th Avenues. The name of the house often refers to the original owner, or the most historically noteworthy owner. Some of the individual homes are also on the National Register.
| Alexandria Residential Historic District (Number of National Register contributing properties: 53) County: Douglas City or Township: Alexandria |
| 1. | Property: A. Jacobson House Address: 405 7th Ave. W. Date: 1904 |
| 2. | Property: Barnes House Address: 509 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1901 |
| 3. | Property: Carlson House Address: 405 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1902 |
| 4. | Property: Christie House Address: 713 Cedar St. Date: 1916 |
| 5. | Property: First Lutheran Church Address: Date: 1960 |
| 6. | Property: G.B. Ward House Address: 505 7th Ave. W. Date: 1895 |
| 7. | Property: Gilpin House Address: 716 Douglas St. Date: 1890 |
| 8. | Property: Gregerson House Address: 1003 Douglas St. Date: 1905 |
| 9. | Property: houe Address: 1022 Douglas St. Date: 1909 |
| 10. | Property: house Address: 1021 Douglas St. Date: 1916 |
| 11. | Property: house Address: 317 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1912 |
| 12. | Property: house Address: 919 Douglas St. Date: 1950 |
| 13. | Property: house Address: 922 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 14. | Property: house Address: 1101 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 15. | Property: house Address: 1106 Douglas St. Date: 1919 |
| 16. | Property: house Address: 1107 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 17. | Property: house Address: 1110 Douglas St. Date: 1915 |
| 18. | Property: house Address: 1004 Douglas St. Date: 1902 |
| 19. | Property: house Address: 1007 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 20. | Property: house Address: 1010 Douglas St. Date: 1890 |
| 21. | Property: house Address: 1011 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 22. | Property: house Address: 1014 Douglas St. Date: 1940 |
| 23. | Property: house Address: 923 Douglas St. Date: 1989 |
| 24. | Property: house Address: 1017 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 25. | Property: house Address: 903 Douglas St. Date: 1900 |
| 26. | Property: house Address: 1111 Douglas St. Date: 1920 |
| 27. | Property: house Address: 1115 Douglas St. Date: 1917 |
| 28. | Property: house Address: 1116 Douglas St. Date: 1912 |
| 29. | Property: house Address: 1117 Douglas St. Date: 1925 |
| 30. | Property: house Address: 1122 Douglas St. Date: 1913 |
| 31. | Property: house Address: 710 Douglas St. Date: 1970 |
| 32. | Property: house Address: 406 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1920 |
| 33. | Property: house Address: 416 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1915 |
| 34. | Property: house Address: 424 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1880 |
| 35. | Property: house Address: 504 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1960 |
| 36. | Property: house Address: 521 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1960 |
| 37. | Property: house Address: 607 Cedar St. Date: 1890 |
| 38. | Property: house Address: 608 Cedar St. Date: 1960 |
| 39. | Property: house Address: 721 Cedar St. Date: 1915 |
| 40. | Property: house Address: 722 Cedar St. Date: 1912 |
| 41. | Property: house Address: 704 Douglas St. Date: 1960 |
| 42. | Property: Johnson House Address: 909 Douglas St. Date: 1916 |
| 43. | Property: Knapton House Address: 915 Douglas St. Date: 1897 |
| 44. | Property: Leach House Address: 810 Douglas St. Date: 1908 |
| 45. | Property: LeRoy House Address: 519 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1910 |
| 46. | Property: Ludke House Address: 821 Douglas St. Date: 1915 |
| 47. | Property: McEwan House Address: 303 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1885 |
| 48. | Property: N.P. Ward House Address: 422 7th Ave. W. Date: 1903 |
| 49. | Property: Paulson house Address: 417 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1904 |
| 50. | Property: Raiter House Address: 302 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1909 |
| 51. | Property: Robards House Address: 518 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1889 |
| 52. | Property: Schraeder House Address: 908 Douglas St. Date: 1916 |
| 53. | Property: Sims House Address: 521 7th Ave. W. Date: 1876 |
| 54. | Property: Stevens House Address: 321 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1868 |
| 55. | Property: T. Jacobson house Address: 722 Douglas St. Date: 1895 |
| 56. | Property: The Belmont Address: 307 Lincoln Ave. W. Date: 1920 |
| 57. | Property: Thornton House Address: 902 Douglas St. Date: 1929 |
| 58. | Property: Van Hoesen House Address: 421 7th Ave. W. Date: 1883 |
| 59. | Property: Volker House Address: 804 Douglas St. Date: 1902 |
| 60. | Property: W.F. Sunblad House Address: 914 Douglas St. Date: 1899 |
| 61. | Property: Wedum House Address: 1121 Douglas St. Date: 1916 |