The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clarissa was platted in 1877, and named for Clarissa Bischoffsheim, the wife of the founder. A post office has been in operation at Clarissa since 1880. Clarissa was incorporated in 1897.
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CommonsVeteran's memorial-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
CommonsSenior Citizens Center-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
CommonsPost Office and City Hall building2024
CommonsMain Street scene-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
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CommonsIndependent News Herald-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
CommonsFormer creamery building-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
CommonsFormer bank and hardware Store buildings-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
CommonsFormer Immanuel Lutheran Church-Clarissa, Minnesota2024
CommonsAmerican Legion building Post 213-Clarissa, Minnesota2024National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Clarissa is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clarissa has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Church of St. Joseph-Catholic in Browerville, 4.8 miles away.
Clarissa and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Church of St. Joseph-Catholic’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Clarissa?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Clarissa’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.