Advance Thresher/Emerson-Newton Implement Company

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Advance Thresher/Emerson-Newton Implement Company
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The Advance Thresher/Emerson-Newton Implement Company buildings from the west
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Location700–704 South 3rd Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°58′36.5″N93°15′32″W / 44.976806°N 93.25889°W / 44.976806; -93.25889 Coordinates: 44°58′36.5″N93°15′32″W / 44.976806°N 93.25889°W / 44.976806; -93.25889
AreaLess than one acre
Built1900, 1904
Architect Kees & Colburn
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 77000736 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1977

The Advance Thresher/Emerson-Newton Implement Company buildings in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, are a pair of buildings designed by Kees and Colburn. The two buildings are united under a common cornice and appear to be a single structure. However, the two buildings were actually built four years apart. The Advance Thresher Company building was built in 1900 and has six floors. The adjacent Emerson-Newton Plow Company building was built in 1904 and has seven floors. [2]

The architecture of the buildings was influenced by Louis Sullivan. They are ornamented with terra cotta details that are more Classical Revival in nature. The buildings were renovated into offices in the 1980s. [2] They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for local significance in architecture for exemplifying the Sullivanesque style influencing large industrial and commercial buildings at the turn of the 20th century. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 77. ISBN   0-87351-540-4.
  3. Nelson, Charles W. (1976-11-30). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Advance Thresher/Emerson-Newton Company Bldgs". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-19.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)