St. Anthony Falls Historic District

St. Anthony Falls Historic District
Power Canal being made deeper with concentrated mills on both sides 1885 (Minnesota Historical Society) [2]
St. Anthony Falls Historic District is located in Minnesota
St. Anthony Falls Historic District
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°58′54″N 93°15′31″W / 44.98167°N 93.25861°W / 44.98167; -93.25861
EngineerSignificant
William de la Barre
NRHP reference No.71000438[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1971
Addition 1991
Saint Anthony Falls looking upstream

The following are all the contributing resources to the Saint Anthony Falls Historic District in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, thus these properties are on the NRHP. The "period of significance" of the District was 1858–1941.[3] The district's archaeological record is considered to be one of the most-endangered historic sites in Minnesota.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  2. ^ River is on the left. Left side mills starting nearest Pillbury B, Excelsior, Minneapolis Paper, Northwestern, Pettit, Zenith, Galaxy, Palisade Mill. All but one were demolished by 1931, and the last one in 1932. On the right starting nearest Washburn C Elevator, Washburn A Mill.
  3. ^ Nomination 1971, p pdf 87
    The period of significance starts with construction of the Horseshoe dam in 1858. (The Upton Block and 1st Hennepin Ave suspension bridge antedate.) The St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory is the last resource constructed before the end of the period of significance in 1941.
  4. ^ "10 Most Endangered Places". Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. 2008. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.