The Lester River Fish Hatchery is a former a federal

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, United States. It was built at the mouth of the

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in the 1880s to propagate fish for the

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commercial fishery. The hatchery closed in 1946 and the facility was sold to the

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, which used it as its Limnological Research Station. The surviving four buildings are noted for their

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and

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architecture, forming a distinctive landmark to local residents as well as tourists heading to Superior's North Shore. In 1978 the hatchery complex was listed on the

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under the name US Fisheries Station, Duluth, for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and education. It was nominated for exemplifying the Stick and Shingle styles popular in Minnesota during the 1880s and for its long association with studies conducted on Lake Superior. With File:Lester River Fish Hatchery cottage.jpg, The cottage File:Outbuilding at U.S. Fisheries Station, Duluth, 2012.jpg, The carriage barn File:U.S. Fisheries Station, Duluth, 2014 (1).jpg, The rear of the laboratory

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