Milroy State Bank Building

Milroy State Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Milroy State Bank Building in 1909
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Location	501 Euclid Street Milroy, Minnesota 56263
Coordinates	44°25′08″N95°33′14″W / 44.41889°N 95.55389°W / 44.41889; -95.55389
Built	1902 [1]
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Richardsonian [2]
NRHP reference No.	80002137 [3]
Added to NRHP	August 11, 1980

The Milroy State Bank Building is located in the small town of Milroy, Minnesota at the intersection of Superior Street and Euclid Avenue (Minnesota State Highway 68). The building was a former community bank built in 1902 by a group of businessmen from Springfield, Minnesota. It is nearly identical to the Clements State Bank Building in Clements, Minnesota representing the commercial investment of outsiders in a string of towns platted on a new railroad line, the Minnesota Western Branch of Chicago and North Western Railway. ^[1]

The bank closed in 1930 and was used for several purposes, including a doctors office, and a bank exchange. It was the post office of Milroy from 1951 until 1989 when a new post office was built. On August 11, 1980 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with several other buildings in Redwood County, Minnesota. ^[4]

Throughout the years the building stood abandoned, sitting unheated and the roof had also collapsed. In 2009 a local, Sunny Ruthchild, purchased the building for around $1,000 and renovated it which included improvements to the roof, restoration of the floors, and the installation of high-efficiency windows and a geothermal heat pump. The upper part of the building is currently leased as an apartment and the lower part currently sits empty with plans to turn it into a small business such as a bakery or café. ^{[5] [4]}

See also

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

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Milroy State Bank Building". National Park Service. September 1978. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
2. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3 . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
3. "National Register Database and Research". National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
4. Elton, Karin (February 25, 2017). "A rewarding project". Marshall Independent. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
5. Posz, Eric (June 24, 2009). "Heat from the earth". Redwood Falls Gazette. Gatehouse Media, Inc. Retrieved July 23, 2014.