Stillwater
Water Street Inn
Stillwater's 1890 Lumbermen's Exchange, where ten walk-in vaults survive, several inside guest rooms; 41 of the 61 rooms are in the original block.
- Built
- 1890Built about 1890 as the Lumbermen's (Lumber) Exchange Building by the Union Depot and Transfer Company; a hotel since 1995; a 2019-20 addition took it from 41 to 61 rooms.
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 61
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The Union Depot and Transfer Company built the Lumbermen’s Exchange in 1890 beside its Union Depot; the nomination calls it the first modern business block in Stillwater, with modern heating, plumbing, electricity and an elevator. Lumber firms, the post office and the Surveyor General’s office were early tenants, and ten walk-in vaults survive, several now inside guest rooms. The block opened as the Lumber Baron’s Hotel in 1995 and became the Water Street Inn in 2003 under Chuck and Judy Dougherty; a 2019-20 addition modeled on the vanished Union Depot added rooms and a rooftop bar.
Good to know
- Address: 101 South Water Street, Stillwater, MN 55082
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.