Eagle Newspaper Office

Eagle Newspaper Office
Eagle Newspaper Office from the southwest, with the original section leftmost
Location 300 Railroad Avenue, Delano, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°2′27″N 93°47′10″W / 45.04083°N 93.78611°W / 45.04083; -93.78611Coordinates: 45°2′27″N 93°47′10″W / 45.04083°N 93.78611°W / 45.04083; -93.78611
Area Less than one acre
Built 1883–1885
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Wright County MRA
NRHP Reference # 79001265[1]
Added to NRHP December 11, 1979

The Eagle Newspaper Office is a historic commercial complex in Delano, Minnesota, United States, comprising three adjacent buildings constructed 1883–1885. It served as the headquarters of the Delano Eagle newspaper and a print shop specializing in railroad and commercial printing, as well as bookbinding.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having local significance in the theme of communication.[3] It was nominated as the home of Delano's oldest business and a newspaper that had served the community continuously since its founding in 1872.[2]

Description

The three sections of the Eagle Newspaper Office are constructed of red brick in simplified Italianate style. The western section is the original, built in 1883. The eastern building was constructed in 1884 and the central in 1885.[2]

See also

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Hackett, John (April 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Eagle Newspaper and Job Printing Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  3. "Eagle Newspaper Office". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-17.


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