The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named for Brigadier General Benjamin Howard, an officer in the War of 1812.
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Be one of the first
Start Howard’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Howard’s history is told.
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Howard, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Howard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Howard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Colfax Municipal Building in Colfax, 6.8 miles away.
Howard and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Howard
Colfax Municipal BuildingColfax · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19166.8mi
West Hill Residential Historic DistrictChippewa Falls · District9.9mi
Cook-Rutledge HouseChippewa Falls · Italianate · Built 187310.1mi
Sheeley HouseChippewa Falls · Italianate · Built 186810.3mi
Hotel ChippewaChippewa Falls · Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements10.3miHow 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. Colfax Municipal Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Howard?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Howard’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.