National Register of Historic Places

Hill's, James J., North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building, Granary Root Cellar and Auxiliary Buildings, Boundary Increase

North Oaks, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Listed
September 9, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000311

About this property

North Oaks Farm, also known as Hill Farm, is an open-air museum in North Oaks, Minnesota, United States, preserving buildings of a 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) demonstration farm established by railroad magnate James J. Hill in 1883. Elements of the farm were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building in 1999. In the Dairy Building, Hill had installed a DeLaval separator and barrel churns, which automated the production of butter, using centrifugal force powered by a steam engine. The operation was a forerunner of the modern commercial butter-making industry. At the Blacksmith and Machine Shop horses were shod and hinges and wagon wheels were constructed for use on the farm.

Location

North Oaks, Ramsey County, Minnesota
45.10195, -93.10958

Categories

AGRICULTURE
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When was Hill's, James J., North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building, Granary Root Cellar and Auxiliary Buildings, Boundary Increase listed on the National Register?

Hill's, James J., North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building, Granary Root Cellar and Auxiliary Buildings, Boundary Increase was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Hill's, James J., North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building, Granary Root Cellar and Auxiliary Buildings, Boundary Increase?

Hill's, James J., North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building, Granary Root Cellar and Auxiliary Buildings, Boundary Increase is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hill's, James J., North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building, Granary Root Cellar and Auxiliary Buildings, Boundary Increase is recorded as the industrial era.

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