National Register of Historic Places

White Castle Building No. 8

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Listed
October 15, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86002868

About this property

White Castle Building Number 8 is a former White Castle restaurant building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The building, measuring only 28 by 28 feet (8.5 m × 8.5 m), has had three locations in Minneapolis. The restaurant was originally located at 616 Washington Avenue Southeast near the University of Minnesota campus (in the Stadium Village neighborhood) in 1936. In 1950, the building was moved to 329 Central Avenue Southeast (operating as #16 at this location) when the owner of the Washington Avenue property refused to renew the lease. In 1983, White Castle officials opened a new, larger restaurant a few blocks away from the Central Avenue location. In order to save a piece of the city's architectural history, the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission found a buyer willing to relocate the structure and save it from demolition. The building is now located at 3252 Lyndale Avenue South, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

3252 Lyndale Ave. S
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
44.94331, -93.28846

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When was White Castle Building No. 8 listed on the National Register?

White Castle Building No. 8 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1986.

What type of historic resource is White Castle Building No. 8?

White Castle Building No. 8 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for White Castle Building No. 8 is recorded as the industrial era.

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