Constructed in 1885, Colonial Warehouse is located at 212 Third Avenue North in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

. This quintessential building, rich in history, is part of Minneapolis' Historic Warehouse District

North Loop, Minneapolis

The North Loop is a neighborhood of the Central community of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The neighborhood is commonly known as the Warehouse District from the city's shipping hub years. It includes the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

. Formally known as the Minneapolis Street Railway Company Building, the property now bears the name Colonial Warehouse. The warehouse was intended to be the powerhouse for a cable car system that was never built. Instead it became an electric carhouse, and the first electric powerhouse for streetcars in 1890. The building housed the general offices and the paint and woodworking shops during the horse-drawn streetcar era. Thomas Lowry

Thomas Lowry

Thomas Lowry was a lawyer, real-estate magnate, and businessman who oversaw much of the early growth the streetcar lines in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding communities in Minnesota...

, the Head of the Minneapolis Street Railway Company, chose this site as the firm’s headquarters. It became the main offices of the Minneapolis Street Railway Company until 1904.

Colonial Warehouse History
North Loop Minneapolis Warehouse District
Twin City Rapid Transit Company Streetcar Era
Thomas Lowry Minneapolis Street Railway Co.