The Minnesota Highway 60 viaduct stretches before me, looking to the west toward the heart of Faribault.
EVERY TIME I VIEW Faribault from the Minnesota Highway 60 viaduct, I am mesmerized by this community I’ve called home for 32 years.
Before me, historic Faribault lies:
Old houses constructed of wood, brick and limestone populate residential areas near downtown.
aged wood frame houses jutting from hillsides,
Carriage House Liquors is an example, according to the Faribault Heritage Preservation Commission website, “one of Faribault’s best-preserved stone industrial structures.” Buggies, carriages, wagons and bobsleds were manufactured in this historic building, which later also served as a blacksmith shop.
solid brick and stone buildings anchored downtown,
Steeples of First English Lutheran Church and Congregational Church of Faribault, UCC, are seen in the background of this image.
church steeples poking the skyline,
Buckham Memorial Library, dedicated in 1930 in memory of Faribault lawyer and judge Thomas Buckham by his widow, Anna, sits to the left in this photo. A clock tower landmarks the building. Inside are beautiful stained glass windows designed by Charles Connick.
a signature clock tower marking the Kasota stone library.
Another snippet view of downtown Faribault from the viaduct.
This is a beautiful city of rivers and woods, hills and flatland. It is a place where the past is appreciated, where aged buildings still stand. Strong. Strong in history. Rooted in the past, but growing in the present.
© Copyright 2016 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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