East Second Street Commercial Historic District

The East Second Street Commercial Historic District contains forty contributing buildings displaying Late Victorian and Federal architectural styles along its central thoroughfare.

The district gained recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, with additional boundary expansions approved in 2018 to include twenty-eight more structures.

The commercial buildings within the district reflect three distinct construction periods, from wooden structures of the 1840s to brick buildings and automobile-era establishments.

Visitors can walk through the district to observe the evolution of architectural styles, from simple storefronts to elaborate brick constructions of the early 1900s.

The district preserves structures from different generations, including the 1894 Samuel Green Rowhouse and the First Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1886.

Location: Hastings

GPS coordinates: 44.74439,-92.85032

Latest update: April 4, 2025 13:02