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The Stillwater Commercial Historic District encompasses 11 downtown blocks in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States. It comprises 63 contributing properties built from the 1860s to 1940. [ 2 ] It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and ...
The Washington County Historical Society operated from a room at the Stillwater Public Library, collecting county-wide documents, photos, and family histories. [1] In 1941, the Society purchased the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater from the state, one of the state's oldest buildings and its second oldest continuously operating house museum.
Stillwater was officially incorporated as a city on March 4, 1854 (the same day as St. Paul). [citation needed] Stillwater is often called the "birthplace of Minnesota". [5] In 1848, a territorial convention that began the process of establishing Minnesota as a state was held in Stillwater, at the corner of Myrtle and Main streets.
Washington County Courthouse, built in 1870 in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States, is one of the oldest standing courthouses in the state. It served as the center of Washington County government for more than a century, from the building's completion in 1870 until 1975.
The ex-boyfriend of Madeline Kingsbury, who said the Minnesota mother of two would “end up like Gabby Petito” prior to her being found dead in 2023, has been convicted of murdering her ...
Stillwater became the state’s first school district just two years later. From the first one-room schoolhouse, Stillwater Area Public Schools has grown to serve more than 8,300 students in 7 elementary schools (PreK-5), two middle schools (grades 6-8), one high school (grades 9-12), and an alternative learning center for secondary students.
The Warden's House Museum is a historic house museum in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States.From 1853 to 1914 it was the official residence for the wardens of what began as the Minnesota Territorial Prison and became the Minnesota State Prison upon statehood in 1858.
The Pest House in Stillwater Township, Minnesota, United States, is a former quarantine facility used by the city of Stillwater circa 1872 to 1910. It is a rare surviving example of a pest house, a common public health strategy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where people with contagious diseases were isolated.