National Register of Historic Places

Heins Block

Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota
Listed
August 7, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000842

About this property

The Heins Block is the most prominent commercial building in the city of Olivia, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1896 to house a bank and a hardware store owned by P.W. Heins. P.W. Heins opened up his first mercantile store soon after the village of Olivia was surveyed by the Hastings and Dakota Railway. Heins established the Peoples Bank in 1889. The architect, A.J. Hedlund, designed a Queen Anne-styled house for Heins. After the house was designed, Heins commissioned Hedlund to design a building for the Peoples Bank. The building was completed in 1896 and housed the bank and the Heins and Byers Hardware Store on the first level, with offices and apartments on the second and third levels. It has Romanesque details such as arched window openings, as well as a recessed Roman arched entrance resting above two short columns.

Location

102-104 N. 9th St.
Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota
44.77663, -94.98996

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Nearby Historic Sites

Renville County Courthouse and Jail
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District No. 55 School
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Nearby Battles

Minnesota — Wood Lake — Sibley's Advance
1862Civil War
4.9 mi
Battle of Birch Coulee — Messenger Attack (September 2, 1862)
1862Indian Wars
6.2 mi
Battle of Birch Coulee — Burial Detail Ambush (September 2, 1862)
1862Indian Wars
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When was Heins Block listed on the National Register?

Heins Block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Heins Block?

Heins Block is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Heins Block is recorded as the industrial era.

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