MAY 2015 - Sioux City Brick

MAY 2015
The original Minneapolis Milwaukee Railroad Depot was built in
1899; it is a Renaissance Revival style building designed by Charles Frost
from Chicago. The ground floors were paved in white marble with black
borders and walls were built with cream and brown enamel brick. The
ceiling of intricately paneled oak gave the rooms a large, spacious feel.
The total cost of the Depot was about $200,000.
NOTE GREAT COLOR MATCH –
(NEW DEVELOPMENT AT THE LEFT)
The Depot bustled with activity during the late 1800s when Minneapolis
was a rapidly growing city. At the peak of activity in 1920, the prosperous
Depot was bustling with 29 trains departing daily. In 1971, the Milwaukee
Road terminated rail service to Minneapolis and converted the building
into office use. In 1978, the Minnesota Historical Society placed The
Depot and the nearby freight house on the National Register of
Historic Places.
The property was eventually sold to CSM Corporation for its
development.
ARCHITECT: Shea, Minneapolis, MN
PROJECT MANAGER: Mike Craft, AIA, Minneapolis, MN
PROJECT ARCHITECTS: Steve Oakley, Loren Morschen, Minneapolis, MN.
INTERIOR ARCHITECT: Rose Mack, Minneapolis, MN
HOTEL ARCHITECT: Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN
The finished complex includes the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The
Depot, the Residence Inn Minneapolis Downtown at The Depot, an indoor
water park, an interpretive history center about the Depot, The Stone
Arch Bar, Charley's Restaurant, banquet space, underground parking for
650 automobiles and an enclosed seasonal ice rink. The Architect
selected Sioux City Brick’s Grand Canyon Smooth Color for the
redevelopment since it matched the original Depot brick color. Tom
Deppa is the Manager at our Minnesota Brick Office in Bloomington.
GRAND CANYON SMOOTH
TOM DEPPA
The Development covers a large area:
Interior Courtyard:
The original Train Shed was converted to an Ice Skating Rink:
Awards won by this project:
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American Institute of Architects "Divine Details Award". Awarded to Shea
Architects for their ingenuity in designing The Depot's train-shed curtain
wall.
American Institute of Architects "Project of The Year" award received.
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