National Register of Historic Places

Kiel & Morgan Hotel/Lyon County Courthouse

Lynd, Lyon County, Minnesota
Listed
March 15, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002981

About this property

The Kiel and Morgan Hotel in Lynd, Minnesota, United States, was the building first used on a regular basis as the Lyon County Courthouse. In 1869, the Minnesota Legislature passed an enabling act dividing Lyon County from Redwood County. Governor William R. Marshall appointed several officials authorized to form a county government. On August 12, 1870, the county commissioners held their first meeting in the home of Luman Ticknor in upper Lynd. The hotel was built in 1871 by Allen D. Morgan and Levi Kiel. Because of the small population in the area, the hotel served variously as the seat of county government, post office, store, and church. The Kiel and Morgan Hotel is an important historical place because it is one of the few remaining examples of the type of buildings that were used for both private and government meeting places during the early settlement of the western Minnesota counties. After the county government moved to Marshall, where it remains today, the hotel was used as a farm house. In 1990, the owner Eva Schrunk donated the property to the city of Lynd.

Location

Lynd, Lyon County, Minnesota
44.39346, -95.89187

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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When was Kiel & Morgan Hotel/Lyon County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Kiel & Morgan Hotel/Lyon County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Kiel & Morgan Hotel/Lyon County Courthouse?

Kiel & Morgan Hotel/Lyon County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kiel & Morgan Hotel/Lyon County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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