National Register of Historic Places

Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery

Clarks Grove, Freeborn County, Minnesota
Listed
March 20, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000480

About this property

The Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery is a historic creamery in Clarks Grove, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1890 as one of the first cooperative creameries in Minnesota. The Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery used new technology and a well-organized cooperative system. It became a model for the Minnesota dairy industry. Ten years later, there were more than 550 cooperative creameries in the state. The original building burned down and was replaced with a new facility in 1927 which included a second-floor meeting hall. Still standing, this building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for having local significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, commerce, and social history. It was nominated for its seminal status and influence on the state's cooperative creameries, as well as its association with the small local community of Danish Americans and their outsized success in dairy farming, its role as a social center, and being Minnesota's best example of its type architecturally.

Location

Clarks Grove, Freeborn County, Minnesota
43.76353, -93.32868

Categories

AGRICULTURECOMMERCEARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery listed on the National Register?

Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery?

Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery?

The period of significance for Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery is recorded as the industrial era.

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