Great Northern Implement Company
National Register of Historic Places

Great Northern Implement Company

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Listed
September 12, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000745

About this property

The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Building, also known as the Northern Implement Company and the American Trio Building, is a warehouse building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. PPG Industries of Pittsburgh constructed the structure. It was designed by the architectural firm Kees and Colburn and shows strong influences of architect Louis Sullivan. The arches in the top floor windows are modeled after Louis Sullivan's designs, which in turn were influenced by Henry Hobson Richardson's Richardsonian Romanesque style. The corners of the building are subtly chamfered in at the bottom and rise toward a flaring cornice at the top, echoing John Wellborn Root's design of the Monadnock Building in Chicago. The building has now been converted to loft apartments.

Location

616 S. 3rd St.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
44.97714, -93.25958

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Great Northern Implement Company listed on the National Register?

Great Northern Implement Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Great Northern Implement Company?

Great Northern Implement Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Great Northern Implement Company is recorded as the industrial era.

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