Elevator and Lake Superior & Mississippi Depot, Stillwater, MN. Elevator was erected in 1870 and has a capacity of 38,000 bushels. Lake Superior & Mississippi Division of the Northern Pacific Railroad was completed to Stillwater in 1871.
The Stillwater City Directory 1882-83 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisements.
The Stillwater City Directory 1887 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisements.
The Stillwater City Directory 1890-91 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisements.
The Stillwater City Directory 1892-93 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
The Stillwater City Directory 1894-95 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
The Stillwater City Directory 1896-97 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
The Stillwater City Directory 1898-99 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
This plat book of Washington County, Minnesota, 1901, contains 52 colored maps of township, city and village plats. It includes a Minnesota state map, an outline map of Washington County, a table of explanation, a United States map, system of government surveys, road laws of Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, and a three-page patrons' directory of Washington County.
Comprehensive account includes early history of the state, biographical sketches of noted families and individuals, the lumbering industry, the sugar beet industry, the brewing industry, theaters, The Minnesota Historical Society, commerce and various Minnesota cities.
Exterior view of the Isaac Staples Sawmill Building at 400 Main Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota. The building is also known as the St. Croix Lumber Mills- Stillwater Manufacturing Company and is on the National Register of Historic Places. This mill was built in 1853 by Seth Sawyer and Alvah Heaton. It was purchased in 1869 by Isaac Staples. He was a powerful lumber baron in the St. Croix River Valley during the logging boom of the late nineteenth century. Staples arrived in Stillwater, from Maine in 1853 as a representative of eastern investors. Hersey, Staples, andCompany became the largest single owners of timberland in the St. Croix valley. Aside from his massive holdings and operations in timber, sawmills, and the St. Croix Boom Company, Staples was also the region's most successful farmer and an important banker.
Commander Building in Stillwater, Minnesota. The elevator, built in 1898 by the Woodward Elevator Company was connected to the flour mill building six years later, located on Main Street and Nelson. An overhead spout connected the buildings, both operated by the Minnesota Flour Mill Company until 1908.
Exterior view of the Isaac Staples Sawmill Building at 400 Main Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota. The building is also known as the St. Croix Lumber Mills- Stillwater Manufacturing Company on the National Register of Historic Places. This mill was built in 1853 by Seth Sawyer and Alvah Heaton. It was purchased in 1869 by Isaac Staples. He was a powerful lumber baron in the St. Croix River Valley during the logging boom of the late nineteenth century. Staples arrived in Stillwater, from Maine in 1853 as a representative of eastern investors. Hersey, Staples, andCompany became the largest single owners of timberland in the St. Croix valley. Aside from his massive holdings and operations in timber, sawmills, and the St. Croix Boom Company, Staples was also the region's most successful farmer and an important banker.
Norwest Bank at 101 Main Street North in the McKusick Block on the corner of Myrtle and Mulberry in Stillwater, Minnesota. In the background, looking north are Cat Ballou's at 110 Main Street North, Stillwater Book and Stationary at 114 Main Street North, and Stillwater Paint.
Two buildings that were built pre-1884: Cat Ballou's at 110-112 North Main Street and Stillwater Book and Stationary at 114 North Main Street in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Downtown Stillwater Minnesota looking north on Main Street from the far south of the downtown. Included in the picture are Wolf Brewing and Vittorio's restaurant at 402 Main South
The north part of downtown Stillwater Minnesota looking north on Main Street. Maple Island Food Products and a 76 gas station are in the foreground of the picture.
View of Main Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota. Businesses include Stillwater Book and Stationery at 114 Main Street North. Stillwater Paint, and Main Street Antiques are in the Excelsior Block, built in 1882, at 118-126 North Main Street.
Panoramic view of the Stillwater Lift Bridge and downtown in Stillwater Minnesota. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin. It first opened to traffic in 1931.
The Connolly Shoe Building was built 1905 at 123 Second Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota. In 1905 Mr. Thomas F. Connolly, manager of the Stillwater Territorial Prison shoe shop was recruited to run new enterprise, a shoe factory, to provide last work for the residents of Stillwater.
The Elks Club 179 at 108-112 Main Street South, built before 1884, and Mind's Aye, built 1913-1915, at 221 Myrtle Street East in Stillwater, Minnesota.
The east side of Main Street from Nelson Street to Chestnut Street in Stillwater, Minnesota. Pictured are Simonet Furniture and Carpet Company at 301 Main Street South, built in 1904 and Trump's Grill and Bar, built pre-1884.
The Jassoy building is located at 204 Third Street in Stillwater, Minnesota and was built by Theodore Jassoy in 1886. Jassoy and his son Herman owned and ran one of the finest harness and saddlery shops in Stillwater and in the state. In 1898, this building also housed the Public Reading Room.
The stores Kelley Gallery, The Wordsmith, The Croixside Press and John's Bar were located in the Union Block, built 1873-1874, in Stillwater, Minnesota. Andiamo is written on the Kelley Gallery building.
View of Kolliner's Clothing Store in the Staples Block, 1890, at 119 Main Street South, Thompson Hardware in the John Karst Block, 1887, at 125 Main Street South, Diamonds on Main in the Mosier Brothers Block, 1888, at 129 Main Street South and Stilwater Bakery in Stillwater, Minnesota.
View of south Main Street in Stillwater, Minnesota that includes Martin's Clothing at 214-218, Sherburne's Jewelers 210, Estelle's 208 and Main Street Hair Design and Poor Butterfly 204. The building at 214-218 Main Street South was built 1884-1887 and the buildings at 210, 208 and 204 were built 1898-1904.
The building at 226 Myrtle Street East that houses the Stillwater Realty Company was built before 1884 in the Italianate style. Shops at the Old Post Office at 220 Myrtle East in Stillwater, Minnesota. This Federal Building was built in 1903. This two story former Post Office Building is Classical Revival style with beige brick walls. The Architect was James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury.