The Milroy State Bank Building is located in the small town of

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at the intersection of Superior Street and Euclid Avenue (

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). The building was a former

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built in 1902 by a group of businessmen from

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. It is nearly identical to the

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Clements, Minnesota Clements is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 153 at the 2010 census. History A post office has been in operation at Clements since 1900. Clements was platted in 1902. The city was named for Peter O. Clem ...

representing the commercial investment of outsiders in a string of towns platted on a new railroad line, the Minnesota Western Branch of

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. The bank closed in 1930 and was used for several purposes, including a doctors office, and a bank exchange. It was the

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of Milroy from 1951 until 1989 when a new post office was built. On August 11, 1980 the building was listed on the

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along with several other buildings in

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. Throughout the years the building stood abandoned, sitting unheated and the roof had also collapsed. In 2009 a local, Sunny Ruthchild, purchased the building for around $1,000 and renovated it which included improvements to the roof, restoration of the floors, and the installation of high-efficiency windows and a

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. The upper part of the building is currently leased as an

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and the lower part currently sits empty with plans to turn it into a

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such as a

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{{National Register of Historic Places Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Redwood County, Minnesota Commercial buildings completed in 1902 National Register of Historic Places in Redwood County, Minnesota

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