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Minnesota Architecture: National Farmer’s Bank in Owatonna

Marianne Combs August 2, 2011, 3:52 PM Aug 2, 2011

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It’s perhaps the most famous small town bank in America.

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Minnesota Architecture: Mahnomen’s WPA buildings

Marianne Combs August 1, 2011, 7:50 AM Aug 1, 2011

The Mahnomen county fairgrounds were built in the 1930s as part of the Works Progress Administration.

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Minnesota Architecture: The Varsity, Uptown and NorShor Theaters

Marianne Combs July 26, 2011, 11:12 AM Jul 26, 2011

Today’s nomination is an ode to the movie palace architects Jacob K. Liebenberg and Seeman Kaplan.

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Minnesota Architecture: Cream of Wheat HQ

Marianne Combs July 25, 2011, 12:27 PM Jul 25, 2011

Sometimes it’s not just the architecture that draws us to a building, but the childhood memories it evokes.

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Minnesota Architecture: St. John’s Abbey Church

Marianne Combs July 22, 2011, 5:20 PM Jul 22, 2011

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Today’s selection for our Celebrating Minnesota Architecture series seems both modern and timeless as it approaches its 50th anniversary.

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Minnesota Architecture: the humble, hard-working farm

Marianne Combs July 21, 2011, 2:38 PM Jul 21, 2011

Today’s nomination is for a family farm, no longer standing.

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Minnesota Architecture: Grant County Courthouse

Marianne Combs July 19, 2011, 2:53 PM Jul 19, 2011

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It’s a building that people in Herman wanted so badly, they were willing to steal for it; alas, it stands in Elbow Lake

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Minnesota Architecture: A home for Harry Potter?

Marianne Combs July 18, 2011, 4:36 PM Jul 18, 2011

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Today’s nomination for our Celebrating Minnesota Architecture series is a magic-themed mystery, now solved.

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Minnesota Architecture: Eksjo Lutheran Church

Marianne Combs July 15, 2011, 1:30 PM Jul 15, 2011

A touching tale of how one woman’s relationship to a rural church grew over the years.

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Minnesota Architecture: The Bigelow Chapel

Marianne Combs July 14, 2011, 1:01 PM Jul 14, 2011

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A modern sacred space is today’s selection.