St. James Hotel MN
Overview
Nestled between the limestone bluffs that line the banks of the Mississippi River, the small town of Red Wing, Minnesota, was the world’s largest primary wheat market in the early 1870s—a rise in popularity and population that necessitated the creation of what is today one of the region’s most celebrated hotels, the St. James. The Italianate building was constructed in 1875 and offered lodging and dining for passengers on the trains that passed through the town. The hotel served the area for decades, but sank into a downward trajectory until the Red Wing Shoe Company purchased the property and funded a detailed restoration in 1975. The new St. James Hotel now boasts 61 guest rooms—no two alike, each one named after a famous 19th-century riverboats that plied the waters of the ol’ Miss, each individually decorated in Victorian antiques and reproductions, including hand-made quilts and period wall coverings, many with river views. And in the St. James Courtyard, 12 distinctive shops await exploration.
The town got its name from Chief Red Wing, a Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux whose emblem was a scarlet swan's wing.
Original Property Opened: 1875
Contact Information:
Street Address:
406 Main Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
Phone: (651) 388-2846
Fax: (651) 388-5226
Historic Hotels of America toll-free reservations number (800) 678-8946
The Gilded Age, 1866 ~ 1895
Nestled between the limestone bluffs that line the banks of the Mississippi River, the small town of Red Wing, Minnesota, was the world’s largest primary wheat market in the early 1870s—a rise in popularity and population that necessitated the creation of what is today one of the region’s most celebrated hotels, the St. James.
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