Retzlaff Motor Company, New Ulm, MN (2)
**New Ulm Commercial Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 05001438, date listed 12/21/2005
Roughly bounded by Minnesota St., bet 1st S and 3rd N Sts.
New Ulm, MN (Brown County)
The New Ulm Commercial Historic District encompasses the core of the central business district ofNew Ulm, a city of 13,500 people in south-central Minnesota. The district is located on a natural terrace about five blocks west of the Minnesota River. The district is comprised of seventy-six properties, most located along Minnesota Street, a north-south street that runs roughly parallel to the river. These properties represent downtown New Ulm’s remaining concentration of intact historic commercial structures, encompassing parts of nine city blocks. Asphalt-paved alleys bisect the blocks, providing rear service entrances to the buildings. The properties in the district include sixty-three contributing buildings, one contributing object, and fifteen non contributing buildings.
Retzlaff Motor Company 1938
12 North Broadway
This one story commercial building is located on the east side of North Broadway adjacent to the Brown County Historical Society Museum. It is laid out in a rectangular plan in an east-west orientation. The basic construction is a brick veneer with the primary facade, facing North Broadway, finished with Artstone cast stone panels. This front shows two garage bays, with roll up doors, on the right (viewed from the street) and an extension with a slightly lower roof to the left. (pg 18) (photo pg 139)(1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
Retzlaff Motor Company, New Ulm, MN (2)
**New Ulm Commercial Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 05001438, date listed 12/21/2005
Roughly bounded by Minnesota St., bet 1st S and 3rd N Sts.
New Ulm, MN (Brown County)
The New Ulm Commercial Historic District encompasses the core of the central business district ofNew Ulm, a city of 13,500 people in south-central Minnesota. The district is located on a natural terrace about five blocks west of the Minnesota River. The district is comprised of seventy-six properties, most located along Minnesota Street, a north-south street that runs roughly parallel to the river. These properties represent downtown New Ulm’s remaining concentration of intact historic commercial structures, encompassing parts of nine city blocks. Asphalt-paved alleys bisect the blocks, providing rear service entrances to the buildings. The properties in the district include sixty-three contributing buildings, one contributing object, and fifteen non contributing buildings.
Retzlaff Motor Company 1938
12 North Broadway
This one story commercial building is located on the east side of North Broadway adjacent to the Brown County Historical Society Museum. It is laid out in a rectangular plan in an east-west orientation. The basic construction is a brick veneer with the primary facade, facing North Broadway, finished with Artstone cast stone panels. This front shows two garage bays, with roll up doors, on the right (viewed from the street) and an extension with a slightly lower roof to the left. (pg 18) (photo pg 139)(1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...