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Brown County Museum

About Brown County Museum

The Brown County Museum has been located in the former New Ulm Post Office building since 1985. The historic building in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States was built in 1909 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 28, 1970. The building is significant as it reflects local German culture of the founders of New Ulm in1854 and population at the time it was built. The building of German Renaissance design is considered excellently preserved.

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Founded
1937

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  1. Brown County Museum01Brown County MuseumFlip Schulke · Public domain
  2. New Ulm Museum02New Ulm MuseumIulus Ascanius at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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  5. Brown County Museum and F.H. Retzlaff and Sons Building05And F.H. Retzlaff and Sons BuildingGreg Gjerdingen · CC BY 2.0

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Brown County Museum; the closest, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, is practically next door.