J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop

J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop from the southwest
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Location	Main Avenue West & 2nd Street West, Rothsay, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°28′30.5″N96°16′59.2″W / 46.475139°N 96.283111°W / 46.475139; -96.283111
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1903
NRHP reference No.	96000174 [1]
Designated	February 23, 1996

The J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop is a historic commercial building in Rothsay, Minnesota, United States. It is one of Minnesota's most intact early-20th-century blacksmith shops, and still contains a large portion of its original, handforged equipment. ^[2] The shop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its local significance in the theme of commerce. ^[3] It was nominated for being a rare intact example of the style of blacksmith shop once common to small Midwestern farming communities in the first half of the 20th century. ^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilkin County, Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Granger, Susan; Kay Grossman (September 25, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop". National Park Service. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
3. "J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

External links

• Media related to J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop at Wikimedia Commons