Northern Pacific Depot in Hinckley , Minnesota , United States , is a wood-framed depot built in 1895 , the year after the previous depot was destroyed in the Great Hinckley Fire on September 1 , 1894 . The depot was built from the plans of the previous depot . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 . The building was originally built by the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad , which was acquired by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1900 . The Northern Pacific operated the depot until the mid-1960s . The building had separate men 's and women 's waiting rooms , a freight room , a restaurant known as the " Beanery " , and a stationmaster 's living quarters on the second floor
Great Hinckley Fire
Great Hinckley Fire
Northern Pacific Depot (Hinckley, Minnesota)