James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building

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James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building (Minnesota)
James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building
Location: Red Barn Road and Hill Farm Circle
North Oaks, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°5′33″N 93°6′30″W / 45.0925, -93.10833Coordinates: 45°5′33″N 93°6′30″W / 45.0925, -93.10833
Built/Founded: 1884
Architect: unknown
Architectural style(s): Colonial Revival
Added to NRHP: May 16, 1997
NRHP Reference#: 97000441[1]
Governing body: Private

In the James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm Dairy Building, railroad magnate James J. Hill installed a DeLaval separator and barrel churns, which automated the production of butter, using centrifugal force powered by a steam engine. The building is a Registered Historic Place located in North Oaks, Minnesota. The operation was a forerunner of the modern commercial butter-making industry.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3. 
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