Butler Square

Butler Square is a former warehouse and office building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The building is located within the Minneapolis warehouse district and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Opening hours: Monday—Friday 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Commercial building
Description: office building in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Also known as: “Butler Brothers Company”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Target Center and Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue.

Target Center

Stadium

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Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Center is situated 340 feet southwest of Butler Square.

Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue

Railway station

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The Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue station is a light rail station on the Blue Line and Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the original northern terminus of the Blue Line until the new Target Field station opened on November 14, 2009 to provide access to the new Northstar Commuter Rail line. Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue is situated 510 feet east of Butler Square.

Hennepin Center for the Arts

Historic building

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The Hennepin Center for the Arts is an art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It occupies a building on Hennepin Avenue constructed in 1888 as a Masonic Temple. Hennepin Center for the Arts is situated 500 feet southeast of Butler Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Minneapolis and North Loop.

Downtown Minneapolis

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Downtown is the central business district of Minneapolis. It is sprinkled with architecturally interesting skyscrapers, most of which are interconnected, mainly on the second level above the street level, by a growing web of skyways, now approaching eight miles in total length.

North Loop

Locality

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The North Loop is a neighborhood in the Central community of Minneapolis. Commonly referred to as The Warehouse District, the neighborhood was Minneapolis's main commercial district during the city's years as a midwestern shipping hub.