Washburn-Crosby Milling Complex, East Engine House, South First Street between Portland & Eighth Avenue, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Significance: The Engine House is one building of the Washburn-Crosby Milling Complex, one of the last surviving milling complexes on the Mississippi River, which gave rise to Minneapolis' title of "Flour Milling Capital of the World" in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was constructed to house a Schichau Engine. The Schichau Engine was purchased from the Chicago World's Fair and brought to Minneapolis, Minnesota to provide power for the east milling unit in the "A" Mill.
Survey number: HABS MN-69-D
Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction