National Register of Historic Places

Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot

Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota
Listed
December 31, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79001216

About this property

The Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota is a former station on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The station was originally built by the Winona and St. Peter Railroad and initially served as a combination passenger and freight terminal until a brick station next door was built in 1902. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The freight depot is the earliest known surviving building associated with the early years of railroad development in Brown County. The Winona and St. Peter Railroad was the first railroad to cross Brown County. It entered the county near New Ulm, passed through Sleepy Eye and continued westward across the county, eventually reaching Watertown, South Dakota in 1873. A local history account says that an early settler near Sleepy Eye Lake sold part of his land to a lawyer representing the railroad, and the lawyer and the settler platted the town of Sleepy Eye Lake in 1872. The town was later renamed to Loreno, then back to Sleepy Eye. A separate depot for passenger traffic was built a block west in 1902. That depot, the Chicago and North Western Depot (Sleepy Eye, Minnesota), is now a museum and is also listed on the National Register.

Location

Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota
44.29854, -94.72151

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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When was Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot listed on the National Register?

Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot?

Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot?

The period of significance for Winona and St. Peter Freight Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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