Milroy State Bank Building
Milroy State Bank Building | |
 Milroy State Bank Building in 1909 | |
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| Location | 501 Euclid Street Milroy, Minnesota 56263 |
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| Coordinates | 44°25′08″N 95°33′14″W / 44.41889°N 95.55389°W |
| Built | 1902[2] |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Richardsonian[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002137[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1980 |
The Milroy State Bank Building is located in the small town of Milroy, Minnesota at the intersection of Superior Street and Euclid Avenue (Minnesota State Highway 68). The building was a former community bank built in 1902 by a group of businessmen from Springfield, Minnesota. It is nearly identical to the Clements State Bank Building in Clements, Minnesota representing the commercial investment of outsiders in a string of towns platted on a new railroad line, the Minnesota Western Branch of Chicago and North Western Railway.[2]
The bank closed in 1930 and was used for several purposes, including a doctors office, and a bank exchange. It was the post office of Milroy from 1951 until 1989 when a new post office was built. On August 11, 1980 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with several other buildings in Redwood County, Minnesota.[4]
Throughout the years the building stood abandoned, sitting unheated and the roof had also collapsed. In 2009 a local, Sunny Ruthchild, purchased the building for around $1,000 and renovated it which included improvements to the roof, restoration of the floors, and the installation of high-efficiency windows and a geothermal heat pump. The upper part of the building is currently leased as an apartment and the lower part currently sits empty with plans to turn it into a small business such as a bakery or café.[5][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Database and Research". National Park Service. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Milroy State Bank Building". National Park Service. September 1978. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b Elton, Karin (February 25, 2017). "A rewarding project". Marshall Independent. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Posz, Eric (June 24, 2009). "Heat from the earth". Redwood Falls Gazette. Gatehouse Media, Inc. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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