June 28, 2014, Saturday - An Architect’s Stories from the Mill City Museum Construction
Time: 10:00am
Cost: $8 Buy tickets on Eventbrite
The Washburn Crosby Mill was the largest flour mill in the world when it was built. Shut down in 1964, it was ravaged by a fire in 1989 and left in ruins. The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) was able to stop the fire fighters from using their hoses to knock down the remainder of the building walls. The City of Minneapolis stabilized the building, and for almost 10 years it sat empty awaiting redevelopment.
In 1998, a visionary developer teamed up with MHS and began architectural designs. Numerous discoveries and stories took place as history was uncovered, and the museum and tenant spaces above took shape. Stories of these discoveries and how the building affected the design will be told as you walk the public spaces in what is now Mill City Museum. Following the tour, discount tickets will be made available to see the Museum.
This tour walks the equivalent of about 1 city block, and goes up and down four stories (an elevator is available). The tour guide is John Stark, the project architect for the museum.
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