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

James J. Hill's North Oaks Farm, Dairy Building
Location: Red Barn Road and Hill Farm Circle
North Oaks, Minnesota
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]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.