John Dwan Office Building


John Dwan Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The John Dwan Office Building from the southeast
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Location	Two Harbors, Minnesota
Coordinates	47°1′15.3″N 91°40′16.5″W / 47.020917°N 91.671250°W / 47.020917; -91.671250Coordinates: 47°1′15.3″N 91°40′16.5″W / 47.020917°N 91.671250°W / 47.020917; -91.671250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
NRHP Reference #	92000700^[1]^[2]
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1992

The John Dwan Office Building, located at 201 Waterfront Drive in Two Harbors, in the U.S. state of Minnesota was the location where Dwan, a Two Harbors attorney drew up the incorporation papers for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (now 3M) in 1902. The new company’s vision was to mine and process corundum that the founders believed was plentiful on Lake Superior's north shore. The company nearly went bankrupt, because the mineral they were mining was useless as an abrasive and the high humidity at Lake Superior wreaked havoc with their adhesive process. Nevertheless the company survived by receiving financial support from Lucius P. Ordway, moving to Saint Paul, and changing its focus to manufacturing of abrasives with imported materials.

3M Museum

The attorney's office building remains as the 3M Museum, run by the Lake County Historical Society.^[3] Exhibits include the recreated law office, company artifacts and documents, a lab display typical of 3M research and development work, and a hands-on program of technology applications.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. 2007-10-16.
↑ Bishop, Hugh. "The First 100 Years of a Lake Superior-born Business". 3M. Retrieved 2007-10-17.

External links

3M Museum - Lake County Historical Society

Museums in Minnesota

Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area	American Swedish Institute The Bakken Bell Museum of Natural History Historic Fort Snelling Hennepin History Museum James J. Hill House Oliver H. Kelley Homestead Mill City Museum Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minnesota Children's Museum Minnesota History Center Minnesota Streetcar Museum Minnesota Transportation Museum Museum of Lake Minnetonka The Museum of Russian Art Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Science Museum of Minnesota Twin City Model Railroad Museum Walker Art Center Weisman Art Museum

Duluth	Glensheen Historic Estate Great Lakes Aquarium William A. Irvin Floating Ship Museum Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center Lake Superior Railroad Museum Tweed Museum of Art

Elsewhere	3M Museum (Two Harbors) Hjemkomst Center (Moorhead) Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (New Ulm) Two Harbors Light (Two Harbors) United States Hockey Hall of Fame (Eveleth) Mille Lacs Indian Museum (Onamia) Minnesota Military Museum (Fort Ripley) Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona) Rourke Art Museum (Moorhead) Spam Museum (Austin)

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota

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