Minnesota Territorial Prison

Minnesota Territorial-State Prison Warden's House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The warden's house, which is still standing and operating as a museum
Location	Stillwater, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°3′42″N 92°48′26″W / 45.06167°N 92.80722°W / 45.06167; -92.80722Coordinates: 45°3′42″N 92°48′26″W / 45.06167°N 92.80722°W / 45.06167; -92.80722
Built	1853
Architect	Fisher,Jacob; Taylor,Jesse,Co.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
Governing body	Private
MPS	Washington County MRA (AD)
NRHP Reference #	74001044 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 17, 1974

The Minnesota Territorial Prison, later known as the Minnesota State Prison, was a prison in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States, operated from 1853 to 1914. Construction of the prison began in 1851, shortly after Minnesota became a territory.^[2] The historic site, long since unused, was destroyed by arson on September 3, 2002 ^[3] The prison was replaced by the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater in nearby Bayport.

Minnesota State Prison, 1902.

The prison was well-known because it once housed the Younger Brothers (Cole, Bob, and Jim), members of notorious outlaw Jesse James' gang.^[3]

Today, the prison site has been converted to the large condominium project "Terra Springs".

Warden's House Museum

The warden's house at 602 North Main Street was built in 1853. It housed 13 wardens of the prison until Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater was built in Bayport, just south of Stillwater. After that, it continued to house deputy wardens and superintendents of the prison until the State of Minnesota sold the house to the Washington County Historical Society in 1941. The society opened it as a museum that year, as Minnesota's second historic house museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is still in operation.^[4]

References

External links

• Warden's House Museum - Washington County Historical Society