Things are looking up for the Buch House in Shakopee, one of the Alliance’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2008. The house, which is owned by the county and must be moved from its site to accommodate the eventual construction of a parking ramp, was profiled on Fox 9 News on Monday. City planner Mark Noble and I have been working with Stephanie Angen, an interior designer who saw Mark’s hand-lettered sign and took a shine to the house, to investigate relocation and rehab options. Stay tuned (we hope).
The sign says it all.
Whenever I’m in Shakopee visiting the Buch House, I can’t resist a visit to the Eagle Creek Quilt Shop, housed in Shakopee’s historic brick railroad depot. I’m not much of a quilter, but I love the fabrics and this charming building is the perfect fit for this kind of business. The owners did a wonderful job in reusing the space but maintaining its original character.
The Eagle Creek Quilt Shop is housed in the historic Shakopee depot.
Yesterday I met with Mark and Stephanie at a neighboring depot in Savage, just to save a few miles worth of gas. This depot has recently been reborn as a bistro. The renovation isn’t as true as some preservationists would like (the building was moved back to this site by the Dan Patch Historical Society after being relocated to Murphy’s Landing for several decades) but it is worth visiting for its original, wide-plank floors and huge rolling freight doors in the dining area. The counter-service area and rest rooms are decorated with artifacts and interpretive info about the famed racehorse Dan Patch.
Savage Depot - now a counter-service restaurant.
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