Owatonna: US 14: T.H.14 WB @ C.S.A.H.45 SB
Tucked into southern Minnesota’s rolling farm country, Owatonna is a place whose character is shaped by the Straight River and the open fields of Steele County. The city is the county seat and developed as a commercial centre for the farms around it. Interstate 35 skirts Owatonna’s western side, placing it on a major north–south route between the Twin Cities and Iowa. Downtown, the 1908 National Farmers’ Bank was designed by Louis Sullivan, a central figure in early modern American architecture. Its elaborate design makes it an important landmark in a regional city where civic institutions, local businesses and agricultural connections remain closely intertwined.
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Owatonna straddles the Straight River in southeastern Minnesota, and its river corridor has helped shape a civic center amid the farmland of Steele County. As the county seat, it has a substantial downtown presence, crowned by the Steele County Courthouse. Its defining architectural landmark is the National Farmers’ Bank, designed by Louis Sullivan and completed in 1908; its elaborate ornament makes it an important work of Prairie School design. The former Minnesota State Public School campus also preserves part of the city’s social history. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Owatonna and southeastern Minnesota.
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