Batchelder's Block, Faribault

Name: Batchelder's Block
Address: Faribault, United States

#15 among attractions in Faribault

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Batchelder's Block is the second-oldest surviving commercial building in Faribault, Minnesota, United States; constructed in 1868. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for its associations with Faribault's early commercial development and the city's emergence as a regional commercial center, and for being a well-preserved example of Faribault's early commercial architecture. ()

Built: 1868 (156 years ago)Coordinates: 44°17'32"N, 93°16'7"W

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Batchelder's Block – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Alexander Faribault House, Congregational Church of Faribault, Paradise Center for the Arts.

~1790 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault
9 min walk • The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault is the oldest cathedral in Minnesota. Built 1862–1869, it was the first church in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America designed as a cathedral. The architect was James Renwick Jr. who also designed St.
~560 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Alexander Faribault House, Faribault
3 min walk • The Alexander Faribault House is a historic house museum in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. Built in 1853, it was the first wood-frame house constructed in Rice County, Minnesota.
~1180 ftW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Congregational Church of Faribault, Faribault
6 min walk • Congregational Church of Faribault is a historic church at 227 3rd Street, NW in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1867 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
~810 ftN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
4 min walk • The Paradise Center for the Arts is located at 321 Central Avenue in Faribault, Minnesota in the United States. For more than 60 years, this building, the Paradise Theater, served the region with a 915-seat atmospheric theatre, capable of producing arts programming on a fully functioning stage and showing newly released films.
1.4 miNE
44°18'31"N • 93°15'14"W
Legacy Golf Course, Faribault
35 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
~770 ftS
Library
Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library, Faribault
4 min walk • The Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library is a historic library in Faribault, Minnesota, United States.
~530 ftNW
City hall
Faribault City Hall, Faribault
3 min walk • Faribault City Hall is the seat of local government for Faribault, Minnesota, United States, in continual service since its completion in 1897.
~860 ftNW
Romanesque architecture
Rice County Courthouse and Jail, Faribault
5 min walk • The Rice County Courthouse, located at 218 3rd Street NW in Faribault, Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, is an Art Deco building constructed of natural-face Faribault stone horizontally banded at intervals with sawed-faced stone. Nairne W. Fisher of St.
1 miN
Shopping
Faribault Woolen Mill Company, Faribault
27 min walk • The Faribault Woolen Mill Company is a textile manufacturing company in Faribault, Minnesota, United States, that produces and sells wool blankets and other woolen products. Its products included ingeo, cotton, acrylic and wool bed blankets, pillows, mattresses, pads, and baby blankets, and wool, ingeo and blend throws.
~690 ftSE
Bridge
Faribault Viaduct, Faribault
4 min walk • The Faribault Viaduct is a reinforced concrete highway bridge which carries Minnesota State Highway 60 over the Straight River in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. It was constructed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration with Art Deco/Classical Revival ornamentation, one of the last major examples in the state.
0.5 miNE
Universities and schools, Georgian architecture
Noyes Hall, Faribault
13 min walk • The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf is a public residential school serving deaf children in Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Minnesota State Academies in Faribault and operated by the state for particular student populations.

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Nearby attractions include Faribault City Hall, Faribault (3 min walk), Alexander Faribault House, Faribault (3 min walk), Faribault Viaduct, Faribault (4 min walk), Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library, Faribault (4 min walk).