Jackson Street Shops, Blacksmith & Boiler Shop, Jackson Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN
Summary
Significance: The Jackson Street Shops are remnants of one of the most important influences on the history of St. Paul and the Midwest. Initially they served as repair maintenance shops for the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway and later the Great Northern Railway Company. This limestone building, built in 1882, held the Blacksmith, Boiler and Foundry Shops and was vital to the total operation of locomotive and car maintenance.
Survey number: HABS MN-67-A
Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Hill, James J
St. Paul,Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad
Location
minnesota, 44.96075, -93.10317
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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