The view of Main Street North from Mulberry Street East in Stillwater, Minnesota; Staples Sawmill is in background and the buildings in foreground have since been removed.
The view of Chestnut Street from 2nd Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota, near western edge of Stillwater Commercial Historic District. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is in the background; several downtown businesses and buildings bordering Chestnut Street are included in the picture.
View of North Main Street from Myrtle which features Croixside Printing, 124 Main Street, and an Antiques Store in the McKusick Building in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Second Street looking North in Stillwater, Minnesota. Visible are the building at 233 2nd Street South and the First National Bank building at 213 Chestnut Street East.
This one-and-a-half-story, rectangular-shaped frame house was built on a different site circa 1900 at 451 Everett Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota. . This house is a successful example of historic preservation in Stillwater, as the dwelling was relocated instead of being demolished and the style, form, and material of the house fit in with the Sabbin's Addition neighborhood.
The Trade Winds Travel building was located at 118 Main Street South, Stillwater Minnesota. Silver Light Photography Studio is also pictured. Built approximately 1867-1884, the building is made of limestone block.
South Main Street in Stillwater, Minnesota including Tamarack House Gallery at 236 Main Street South, Hooley's TV and Appliance at 232 Main Street South, Stillwater Pet and Supplies at 268 Main Street South, Mad Capper Saloon at 269 Main Street South, and Martin's Clothing at 214-218 Main Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota. Visible in the background is a sign for Lumberjack Days.
Division offices of Northern States Power company, at 236 Main Street South which were constructed in 1927. An unidentified individual stands in front of the Tamarack House Gallery.
The Stillwater Territorial Prison was built in 1853 and operated from 1853 to 1914 in Stillwater, Minnesota. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places until it burned in 2002.
Stores on North Main Street in Stillwater, Minnesota, including Stillwater Paint, Mainstreet Antique, Jim Beam's Ryle Saloon, and R.L, Schneider, dentist in the Excelsior Block at 118-126 Main Street North. The Excelsior Block Built in 1882 is a two story, four bay, red brick structure trimmed in stone. Second story windows have a Queen Anne-style colored glass window transoms. There is elaborate corbelling on the brick cornice and a paneled metal parapet with central gabled configuration.
Flooding up to the deck of the Stillwater Lift Bridge in Stillwater, Minnesota. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin. It first opened to traffic in 1931.
Flooding up to the Stillwater Lift Bridge and the Lowell Park gazebo in Stillwater, Minnesota. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin. It first opened to traffic in 1931.
Flooding up to the Stillwater Lift Bridge and the Lowell Park gazebo in Stillwater, Minnesota. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin. It first opened to traffic in 1931.
View of Main Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota. Businesses include Stillwater Book and Stationery at 114 Main Street North. Stillwater Paint, and Main Street Antiques are in the Excelsior Block, built in 1882, at 118-126 North Main Street.
View of the north side of Chestnut Street east of Main Street in Stillwater, Minnesota. Included are Mosier Block, 129 South Main Street, 306-308 Chestnut Street East building, and the Lumbermen's Exchange Building 113-121 Water Street South. Stillwater Bakery and Foxy's Shoe Repair are pictured.
Stillwater Bakery was in the Mosier Brothers Block, built 1888 at 129 Main Street South and a building undergoing remodeling at 306 Chestnut East in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Stillwater Bakery was in the Mosier Brothers Block, built 1888 at 129 Main Street South and a building undergoing remodeling at 306 Chestnut East in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Stillwater Armory, 107 Chestnut and Shorty's Dry-cleaners, 121 Chestnut, Stillwater Minnesota. The National Guard Armory was built in 1922. Oscar Lang, a well-known Minneapolis architect, designed the hall.
View of 3rd Street South and Myrtle Street West in Stillwater, Minnesota. Historic Hassoy block in background; Steeple Town Commons condominium ( formerly First Presbyterian Church) in foreground. Building constructed in 1851.
View of 3rd Street South and Myrtle Street West in Stillwater, Minnesota. Historic Hassoy block in background; Steeple Town Commons condominium ( formerly First Presbyterian Church) in foreground. Building constructed in 1851.
Buildings occupying 132-112 Main Street South in Stillwater, Minnesota. The businesses include St. Croix Rexall Drug, built 1869, Main Street Square, built 1904, Rivertown Gallery, and Main Cafe, before 1884, in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Buildings include Smithson Paper Box Company at 323 Main Street South, 319 Main Street South, 317 Main Street South, Simonet Furniture and Carpet Company at 301 Main Street South. There is also a visible sign for St. Croix River Exchange on the 317-319 South Main Buildings.
Shops at the Old Post Office at 220 Myrtle East in Stillwater, Minnesota. This Federal Building was built in 1903. This two story former Post Office Building is Classical Revival style with beige brick walls. The Architect was James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
An empty lot with maple trees is pictured between Seasons Tique at 233 Main Street South and Silver Lake Restaurant at 241 Main Street South, Stillwater, Minnesota
Located at 626 4th Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota, William Sauntry's house might be considered a Queen Anne, but was constructed with the enthusiastic use of other architectural style elements, including Eastlake millwork, a mansard-roofed tower common to Italianate villas, and hints of the Gothic in the gable. The house reflects the Sauntry lumbering fortune and the range of architectural fashion during its construction in 1881-1883. Wiliam Sauntry, raised in New Brunswick, Canada, came to Stillwater in a second generation of St. Croix loggers and began a career in a partnership with Albert Tozer, gaining the trust of the Weyerhauser interests, and leasing stock in the St. Croix Boom company. He also built and managed the Nevers Dam and had interests in other lumbering companies, with his wealth eventually estimated at two million dollars.
Saloon building at 304 North Main Street and Stillwater Manufacturing Company at 312 North Main Street. The Saloon was relocated to Second and Mulberry streets during the construction of Stillwater Mills condominiums. The Stillwater Manufacturing Building was demolished. North Main Street runs in front of the buildings. A sign for an antique store is visible.
The Saint Croix County welcome sign across the river from Stillwater in Wisconsin features advertisements for H & L Liquors and Bass Lake Cheese Factory.
The Roscoe Hersey home at 414 South Fourth Street is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Eastlake/early Queen Anne style Roscoe Hersey House is an irregular plan 18 room structure made by machine-produced decorative woodwork. Roscoe Hersey played an important role in the early development of Stillwater's lumber and mercantile development. His house reflects the commercial success of the Hersey-Staples partnership, the strong link between the St. Croix Valley and Maine capital and personalities, and the boom years of Stillwater's lumber years. Roscoe Hersey was the eldest son of Samuel F. Hersey, Isaac Staples financial partner. Roscoe Hersey moved to Minnesota in 1867, after serving in the Civil War at the age of 26 to look after his family's business. He took charge of the Lake City branch of the Hersey, Staples and Co. In 1872 he moved to Stillwater and entered the firm of Hersey, Bean and Brown, a land, lumber, merchandise firm. In 1878 he was elected and served one term as a state senator. Hersey built the house in 1879-1880 and occupied it for seven years.