The Minneapolis and St. Louis Depot in Fairfax, Minnesota, United States, is a one-story, stucco-covered wood-frame building with a gabled roof built in 1883 by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad (M&StL). The interior of the depot includes a waiting room, freight room, and central office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is Renville County's only surviving M&StL depot as well as the oldest and most architecturally significant depot in the county.
The M&StL established a line along the north side of the Minnesota River through southeastern Renville County in 1882. The line was extended westward into South Dakota in 1883–84. Tracks and a siding at Fairfax were built in September and October 1882, and the depot was constructed the following spring based on one of its standard combination depot plans. By the summer of 1883 Fairfax was serviced by four trains daily which stopped at the depot, providing the newly established community with its primary link with the rest of the county and state. The depot at Fairfax served as a center of community activity during its early years, and continued to provide passenger and freight service to the area until after World War II.[1]
^Granger, Susan (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Minneapolis and St. Louis Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
fairfax, station, some, this, article, listed, sources, reliable, please, help, this, article, looking, better, more, reliable, sources, unreliable, citations, challenged, deleted, october, 2022, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, census, designated. Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message For the census designated place see Fairfax Station Virginia The Minneapolis and St Louis Depot in Fairfax Minnesota United States is a one story stucco covered wood frame building with a gabled roof built in 1883 by the Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad M amp StL The interior of the depot includes a waiting room freight room and central office It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 It is Renville County s only surviving M amp StL depot as well as the oldest and most architecturally significant depot in the county Minneapolis and St Louis DepotU S National Register of Historic PlacesFairfax Depot 2012 Show map of MinnesotaShow map of the United StatesLocationPark St and 2nd Ave S Fairfax MinnesotaCoordinates44 31 35 N 94 43 12 W 44 52639 N 94 72000 W 44 52639 94 72000Built1883NRHP reference No 86001921Added to NRHPJuly 24 1986The M amp StL established a line along the north side of the Minnesota River through southeastern Renville County in 1882 The line was extended westward into South Dakota in 1883 84 Tracks and a siding at Fairfax were built in September and October 1882 and the depot was constructed the following spring based on one of its standard combination depot plans By the summer of 1883 Fairfax was serviced by four trains daily which stopped at the depot providing the newly established community with its primary link with the rest of the county and state The depot at Fairfax served as a center of community activity during its early years and continued to provide passenger and freight service to the area until after World War II 1 Today the depot serves as a local museum 2 References edit Granger Susan May 1985 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Minneapolis and St Louis Depot National Park Service Retrieved 2022 10 11 Fairfax Historical Depot Museum Retrieved 2022 10 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairfax station amp oldid 1135125627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
