Minden Butter Manufacturing Company

The Minden Butter Manufacturing Company, also known as the Minden Creamery, is a historic creamery building located at 1617 Water St. in Minden, Nevada. Built in 1916, the creamery was designed by noted Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps. The creamery replaced the Minden Butter Manufacturing Company's first building, which was built in 1908, so the company would have space to pasteurize its products. The company sold butter and other produce under the Windmill brand name and eventually became the largest creamery in Nevada. While the company mainly shipped its goods to the San Francisco area, it also sold internationally; the year before the creamery was built, it sent a large shipment of butter to China.[2] The creamery building is now used by Bently Nevada for manufacturing purposes.[3]

Minden Butter Manufacturing Company
Minden Butter Manufacturing Company is located in Nevada
Minden Butter Manufacturing Company
Minden Butter Manufacturing Company is located in the United States
Minden Butter Manufacturing Company
Location1617 Water St.
Minden, Nevada
Coordinates38°57′20″N 119°45′48″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
ArchitectDeLongchamps, Frederic J.
Architectural styleUtilitarian
MPSArchitecture of Frederick J. DeLongchamps TR
NRHP reference No.86002263[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1986

The creamery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1986.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Minden Butter Manufacturing Company". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  3. "Discover Minden: A Walking Tour" (PDF). Town of Minden. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
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