National Register of Historic Places

Northern Pacific Depot

Finlayson, Pine County, Minnesota
Listed
August 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002107

About this property

The Northern Pacific Depot in Finlayson, Minnesota, United States, is a one-story wood frame passenger depot built on the Northern Pacific Railway line in 1909 to replace an earlier smaller depot. The rail line was originally built by the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad in 1870. Its successor, the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad first located a depot in Finlayson in the mid 1880s. The line was acquired by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1900. In 1970, the line became part of Burlington Northern, which abandoned the line in 1977. Today, the former right-of-way is part of the Willard Munger State Trail. The interior of the depot consists of a freight room at the southern end, the office at the center, and the waiting room at the northern end. The office's trackside bay window is flanked by a wide freight door to the south and a single-leafed five paneled passenger entrance to the north. Finlayson depot lost passenger service on January 4, 1967.

Location

Finlayson, Pine County, Minnesota
46.20054, -92.91608

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was Northern Pacific Depot listed on the National Register?

Northern Pacific Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Northern Pacific Depot?

Northern Pacific Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Northern Pacific Depot?

The period of significance for Northern Pacific Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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