Potter/Casey Company Building

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Potter/Casey Company Building
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The Potter/Casey Company Building from the west
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LocationMinnesota Avenue N between 1st and 2nd Streets NE, Aitkin, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°31′58.3″N93°42′23″W / 46.532861°N 93.70639°W / 46.532861; -93.70639
AreaLess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectN.J. Holden
MPS Aitkin County MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002927 [1]
Designated April 16, 1982

The Potter/Casey Company Building is a historic commercial building in Aitkin, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1902 to house the expanding business of Aitkin County's leading retailer and to lease office space to other businesses on the second floor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the theme of commerce. [2] It was nominated for representing Aitkin County's most successful commercial enterprise at the turn of the 20th century. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Potter-Casey Company Building". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  3. Haidet, Mark (February 1981). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Potter-Casey Company Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-17.