National Register of Historic Places

Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works

Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
Listed
December 31, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79001229

About this property

The Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works is a historic foundry building in Hastings, Minnesota, United States. Located at 707 First Street East, it was built by A. R. Morrell, an ironsmith from Vermont, in 1859. The building is historically significant as the location where the first steam engine in Minnesota was built (1860). In 1861 the engine for the Stella Whipple was manufactured there as well. Iron for bridges and engines for railroad elevators, automobiles, and river boats were manufactured in this earliest surviving industrial site in the state.

Location

707 E. 1st St.
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
44.74570, -92.84408

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

East Second Street Commercial Historic District
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0.3 mi
Dakota County Courthouse
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0.4 mi
Hudson Manufacturing Company Factory
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0.5 mi
Latto, Rudolph, House
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0.5 mi
VanDyke-Libby House
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0.6 mi

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When was Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works listed on the National Register?

Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works?

Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works?

The period of significance for Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works is recorded as the industrial era.

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