St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Listed
December 21, 1987
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86003564

About this property

St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District is a group of 1882 limestone maintenance buildings in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They served the Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, which later became part of the Great Northern Railway. The buildings, located just west of the Minnesota Transportation Museum roundhouse, have been redeveloped by the Saint Paul Port Authority and are now known as the Empire Builder Business Center. Roseville Township in Kandiyohi County was once Incorporated by The Minneapolis- St Paul Manitoba Railway the train station was located in Hawick. Railway bonds and Abstract information can still be found with early settlers ancestors

Location

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
44.96280, -93.10064

Categories

INDUSTRYENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District listed on the National Register?

St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 21, 1987.

What type of historic resource is St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District?

St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District?

The period of significance for St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Manitoba Railway Company Shops Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1882.

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