Pillsbury Milling Complex, Pillsbury "A" Mill, 116 Third Avenue/301 Main Street, Southeast, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Significance: This mill is the most imposing structure on Main Street. Still operative, the mill more than any other building symbolizes the role of Minneapolis as a major U.S. Flour Milling Center from 1880-1930. The Pillsbury "A" Mill was the largest, most advanced mill in the world at the time of its completion in 1881. It was a masterpiece of industrial design from which a standard of all other mills of its time were measured. The production from this mill made Pillsbury the undisputed leader in the flour milling industry.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2054
Survey number: HABS MN-29-5-A
Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1913 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1955 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 2013 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1992 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000402