Dec 01, 1912
470 Western Ave N, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Old Home Dairy By Jane McClure The Old Home building was built in 1912 for the Minnesota Milk Company. Its original, more utilitarian design gave way in 1932 to a sleek Art Deco exterior, with a black stone base and many distinctive details. One prominent feature was a bas relief of a young girl and boy standing next to a milk bottle. After Old Home closed its facility, the bas relief was removed and taken to company headquarters. Currently the former Old Home building is the focus of a redevelopment effort to provide townhouse and apartment units, and retail space. The creamery was one of a handful that operated in and near Frogtown over the years. Creameries not only processed milk and produced dairy products, some delivered milk door-to-door. Other creameries that served the neighborhood include: Sanitary Foods at 1033 Thomas Av.; Midway Creamery at 1563 Como Av.; Peoples Milk Company at 511 Rice Street; and Saint Paul Milk Company at 203 Franklin Street. Cite this Page Jane McClure, “Old Home Dairy,” Saint Paul Historical, accessed June 30, 2022, https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/176.
470 Western Ave N, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Old Home Dairy By Jane McClure The Old Home building was built in 1912 for the Minnesota Milk Company. Its original, more utilitarian design gave way in 1932 to a sleek Art Deco exterior, with a black stone base and many distinctive details. One prominent feature was a bas relief of a young girl and boy standing next to a milk bottle. After Old Home closed its facility, the bas relief was removed and taken to company headquarters. Currently the former Old Home building is the focus of a redevelopment effort to provide townhouse and apartment units, and retail space. The creamery was one of a handful that operated in and near Frogtown over the years. Creameries not only processed milk and produced dairy products, some delivered milk door-to-door. Other creameries that served the neighborhood include: Sanitary Foods at 1033 Thomas Av.; Midway Creamery at 1563 Como Av.; Peoples Milk Company at 511 Rice Street; and Saint Paul Milk Company at 203 Franklin Street. Cite this Page Jane McClure, “Old Home Dairy,” Saint Paul Historical, accessed June 30, 2022, https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/176.
Dec 01, 1912
Posted Date
Jun 29, 2022
Historical Record Date
Dec 01, 1912
Source Name
Saint Paul Historical
