Black and white photograph of the exterior of Deerwood Auditorium exterior under construction, c.1936.

Constructing auditorium exterior, Deerwood

Exterior of Deerwood Auditorium exterior under construction, c.1936.

Black and white photograph of Deerwood Auditorium interior under construction, c. 1936.

Constructing auditorium interior, Deerwood

Deerwood Auditorium interior under construction, c.1936.

Color image of Deerwood Auditorium, 1995.

Deerwood Auditorium

Deerwood Auditorium, 1995.

Deerwood Auditorium

The Deerwood Auditorium is a prime example of a modern municipal facility made possible by the relief programs of the New Deal. It provided local residents with an auditorium and gymnasium space, council chambers, a library, and a fire hall. The building expanded the range of services available to the residents of Deerwood and enhanced their quality of life.

Black and white photograph of the police station at the intersection of Rondo Street and Western Avenue in St. Paul, c.1900.

Rondo Street Police Station, St. Paul

Photograph of the police station at the intersection of Rondo Street and Western Avenue in St. Paul, c.1900.

Universal Laboratories, Dassel

The Universal Laboratories building played a key role during World War II by ensuring that the United States had an adequate domestic supply of the essential crude drug ergot. As war threatened to cut off imported supplies of crude ergot, Universal Laboratories developed an effective collecting and processing operation in Dassel.

Black and white photograph of Dr. Orville P Chubb, c.1870.

Orville P. Chubb

Dr. Orville P Chubb, c.1870.

Orville P. and Sarah Chubb House

Built in 1867, the Chubb House is the oldest residence standing in Fairmont, and the only of the town's houses known to have been built with brick from Fairmont's first brickyard. It was the home of prominent homesteader Orville Chubb, who was the community's first physician. The house is an example of a property associated with the early Yankee American development of southern Minnesota town sites.

Map of the Harrington-Merrill House site, 2011.

Map of the Harrington-Merrill House site

Map of the Harrington-Merrill House site, 2011.

Harrington-Merrill House, Hutchinson

The Harrington-Merrill House is the oldest wood-framed structure in Hutchinson and one of the oldest in McLeod County. Lewis Harrington was one of Hutchinson's founders. Harry Merrill, who served as superintendent of schools for thirty-three years, was likely the most important educator in the town's history.

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