Eagle Newspaper Office

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] The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its 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]

Eagle Newspaper Office
Eagle Newspaper Office from the southwest, with the original section leftmost
Eagle Newspaper Office is located in Minnesota
Eagle Newspaper Office
Eagle Newspaper Office is located in the United States
Eagle Newspaper Office
Location300 Railroad Avenue,
Delano, Minnesota
Coordinates45°2′27″N 93°47′10″W / 45.04083°N 93.78611°W / 45.04083; -93.78611
AreaLess than one acre
Built1883–1885
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSWright County MRA
NRHP reference No.79001265[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1979

Description

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Hackett, John (April 1978). Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Eagle Newspaper and Job Printing Office. National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  3. ^ "Eagle Newspaper Office". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-17.