St. James Hotel in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, is an Italianate building built in 1874-1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The NRHP-listed area was increased to become St. James Hotel and Buildings in 1982.[1] St. James Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2]
St. James Hotel | |
 The St. James Hotel viewed from the east | |
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| Location | 406 Main Street, Red Wing, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°33′55″N 92°32′3″W / 44.56528°N 92.53417°W |
| Built | 1874 and 1912 |
| Architect | Brink, Williams & Co. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000733 and 82002956[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1977 (original) January 8, 1982 (increase) |
Red Wing was the world's largest primary market for wheat in the early 1870s, with a warehouse capacity of over 1,000,000 US bushels (35,000,000 L; 8,000,000 US dry gal; 7,800,000 imp gal) in 1873. As a result of the city's wealth, and with a need to house businesspeople and tourists visiting the city, eleven prominent businessmen invested in the construction of the hotel. It opened with a grand ball on Thanksgiving Day, 1875. It was one of the most elaborate hotels along the Mississippi River and served the city during its heyday as a commercial center and a steamboat stop.[3]
The hotel was purchased in 1977 by the Red Wing Shoe Company and renovated. It was also given two additions, a shopping courtyard and a new section for offices and hotel rooms.[3] Until recently, the hotel had 61 guest rooms, each with its own unique decoration and bearing the name of a riverboat that used to travel up and down the Mississippi River. In early 2010, a new suite housed in the old Red Wing Iron Works Building was added to the hotel, bringing the number of rooms to 62.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "St. James Hotel, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Footsteps Through Historic Red Wing: Three Walking Tours of Red Wing's Historic Architecture" (PDF). City of Red Wing Heritage Preservation Commission. 1989. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
External links
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Media related to St. James Hotel (Red Wing, Minnesota) at Wikimedia Commons
- St. James Hotel (official site)