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The Northern Pacific Railroad Center Shoppes, Brainerd The Northern Pacific Railroad Center Shoppes in Brainerd offer a variety of specialized boutiques and products, plus a chance to explore one of the city’ s historic sites.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Shops historic district is a set of buildings built by the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1882. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.
It houses more than a dozen businesses and shops, including Little Hobo Boutique, Goody’ s Gourmet Treats, Vintage Fern and Native Boutique, in addition to restaurants, coffee shops, event spaces, photography studios, offices and a catering division.
The structures, constructed of stone, brick, slate, concrete and asphalt, were designed and built by the railroad to construct and repair equipment.
Now, the buildings comprise an historic estate that hosts a variety of events, including weddings, corporate events and private events.
The Shoppes at Northern Pacific Center, located at 1511 Northern Pacific Road off Highway 210 and 13th Street in Downtown Brainerd, are open from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. Sunday.
History of the Railroad According to the website, the Northern Pacific Railroad( NP), established in 1871, was the first northern transcontinental railroad in the United States. It was built from near Duluth, to Brainerd, and then to Fargo, North Dakota. From Fargo it pushed west to Bismarck and then to the West Coast. Brainerd became a large center on the NP for repair and maintenance. Most of the old shops were used for repairing engines and other railroad cars.
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