Winona in Winona County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

J. R. Watkins Medical Company

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

1. J. R. Watkins Medical Company Marker

Inscription. Property has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings.

Location. 44° 2.976′ N, 91° 37.724′ W. Marker is in Winona, Minnesota, in Winona County. Marker is on Liberty Street north of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is a large metal plaque, mounted directly on the subject building, at knee-level, just to the right of the main front entrance on Liberty Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Liberty Street, Winona MN 55987, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Watkins Manor House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winona County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Winona County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); We-No-Nah (approx. 0.8 miles away); U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winona (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sugar Loaf Bluff (approx. 1.2 miles away); Garvin Heights (approx. 1½ miles away); Winona: River Village, Lumber Town, College Town (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winona.

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. The company was founded by J. R. Watkins in Plainview, Minnesota, who began selling liniment in 1868 by traveling to homes in the southeastern part of the state. The company moved to Winona in 1885 and added a number of products to its lineup. Baking materials including pepper and vanilla extract were added in 1895. J. R. Watkins died in 1911. The "finest private administration building in the world" printed on postcard mailed in 1915. (Submitted on November 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

J. R. Watkins Medical Company Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible on right side of entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

2. J. R. Watkins Medical Company Marker (wide view; marker visible on right side of entrance)

J. R. Watkins Medical Company (<i>northwest corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

3. J. R. Watkins Medical Company (northwest corner view)

J. R. Watkins Medical Company (<i>southwest corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

4. J. R. Watkins Medical Company (southwest corner view)

J. R. Watkins Medical Company (<i>south side view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

5. J. R. Watkins Medical Company (south side view)

J. R. Watkins Medical Co. (<i>front entrance interior: "Sugarloaf Mountain" stained glass</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

6. J. R. Watkins Medical Co. (front entrance interior: "Sugarloaf Mountain" stained glass)

J. R. Watkins Medical Company (<i>front entrance interior: dome</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2013

7. J. R. Watkins Medical Company (front entrance interior: dome)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 27, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 6, 7. submitted on December 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.