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Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office

Coordinates: 47°31′21″N 92°32′8″W / 47.52250°N 92.53556°W / 47.52250; -92.53556
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Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office
The Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office from the south
Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office is located in Minnesota
Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office
Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office is located in the United States
Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office
Location731 3rd Street S.,
Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates47°31′21″N 92°32′8″W / 47.52250°N 92.53556°W / 47.52250; -92.53556
AreaLess than one acre
Builtc. 1907
NRHP reference No.80004365[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1980

The Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office is a former office building in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It was built around 1907 as the headquarters for the Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company, the largest lumber company in the Upper Midwest in the early 20th century.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its state-level significance in the theme of industry.[3] It was nominated for representing one of the Iron Range's few major industries aside from mining.[2]

As of 2018 the building functions as Merritt House, an intensive residential treatment center operated by the Range Mental Health Center.[4] The nearby Virginia–Rainy Lake Lumber Company Manager's Residence is also on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] As of 2022 the building functions as Wellstone Crisis Center

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Skrief, Charles (1979-09-10). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Virginia-Rainy Lake Office". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-18. With two accompanying photos from 1979
  3. ^ "Virginia-Rainy Lake Lumber Company Office". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  4. ^ "Merritt House Intensive Residential Treatment Services". Minnesota Recovery Connection. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-18.