James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building
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Location: | Red Barn Road and Hill Farm Circle North Oaks, Minnesota |
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Built: | 1884 |
Architect: | unknown |
Architectural style: | Colonial Revival |
Governing body: | Private |
NRHP Reference#: | 97000441[1] |
Added to NRHP: | May 16, 1997 |
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, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in North Oaks, Minnesota. The operation was a forerunner of the modern commercial butter-making industry.[2]
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