Surviving rebuilt flour-mill shell now part of Mill City Museum.Minneapolis, MNDirections ↗Rebuilt after 1878 explosion (National Park Service)1880StatusStandingReported styleIndustrial masonryReported architectNot listedTimelineTHROUGH TIMEThe chronology1880Rebuilt after 1878 explosion (National Park Service)The original 1874 mill was destroyed in a catastrophic 1878 flour-dust explosion. The structure later adapted into Mill City Museum is the 1879–1880 rebuild, with further damage and changes after a 1928 fire.Read the record ↗Records & eventsTHE RESEARCH TRAILRecords & eventsCategoryBuildingConstruction recordsNot yet establishedBlueprints & paperworkNot yet establishedDamage & destructionNo event classified in this record yet.“Not yet established” means this catalogue has no verified finding about those documents. It does not mean the records never existed.The recorded storyAfter the original Washburn A Mill exploded in 1878, a larger mill was rebuilt by 1880. Its surviving walls now form part of Mill City Museum and still mark the industrial riverfront.Look closerWhich parts of the visible mill belong to the nineteenth-century rebuild, and which reflect later adaptation?Sources & record detailsThe original 1874 mill was destroyed in a catastrophic 1878 flour-dust explosion. The structure later adapted into Mill City Museum is the 1879–1880 rebuild, with further damage and changes after a 1928 fire.Do not describe present museum fabric or photographs as the 1874 original mill.Mill City Museum building point (OpenStreetMap): 44.97881, -93.25719Washburn A Mill Complex National Historic Landmark nomination ↗National Park Service · Supports identity, completion, history, architectureMill City Museum building point ↗OpenStreetMap via Mapcarta · Supports locationBrief source summary; linked records may differ.