Pietenpol Workshop and Garage

Bernard H. Pietenpol Workshop and Garage
Pietenpol Workshop and Garage from the northwest
LocationFillmore County Road 5, Cherry Grove, Minnesota
Coordinates43°35′17″N 92°17′18″W / 43.58806°N 92.28833°W / 43.58806; -92.28833
MPSFillmore County MRA
NRHP reference No.82002949
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1982[1]

The Pietenpol Workshop and Garage is a small building in Cherry Grove, Minnesota, United States, where aviation pioneer Bernard Pietenpol designed and built aircraft.[2] The wood-framed structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[3] The original hangar from Pietenpol Field was moved to Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "On the go: Cherry Grove home for historical aviation landmark". Rochester Post-Bulletin. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Gardner, Denis (2004). Minnesota Treasures: Stories behind the state's historic places. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 98–101. ISBN 0-87351-471-8.
  4. ^ Goetz, Kathryn R. (July 9, 2014). "Pietenpol Airplanes". MNopedia. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved August 17, 2016.