The Freight House in Stillwater, Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Freight House and Depot is overlooking the St. Croix River on the eastern fringe of Stillwater. The freight house and depot, built in 1883, is a simple vernacular building. Exterior ornamentation consists of a series of arched doors and windows on both sides of the building. Constructed of limestone and brick the building measures 200 feet by 40 feet. The limestone foundation walls measure approximately two feet thick. The brick bearing walls are eighteen inches thick and thirty feet high. (The limestone was quarried in the nearby North Quarry.) Date of its construction is 1883. The mill construction and truss system of the building are significant as examples of wood structural engineering. The first map of Stillwater (1848) indicates that the present site of the building was once Lake St. Croix. Therefore, the building required elaborately engineered pilings to support the tremendous weight of the limestone foundation and brick walls. One of the most interesting features of the building was its dual use - passenger and freight. The building served as a freight house and passenger depot until 1955.
Exterior view of the Isaac Staples Sawmill Building in Stillwater, Minnesota. Also known as the St. Croix Lumber Mills- Stillwater Manufacturing Company on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
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
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.