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

Ochs Building

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. OCHS Building Marker

Inscription. Ochs Brothers Department Store
Founded in October 1886
by
Albert, Antone and Otto Ochs

Albert purchased stock of his brothers
and continued as
Ochs Brothers Dept. Store

Albert Ochs • 1872-1922
Sons, Donald F. Ochs • 1905-1952
Alfred L. Ochs • 1901-1969

This plaque represents over a century of active community involvement by the Ochs family members. They left a rich legacy in retailing in the Faribault area.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1886.

Location. 44° 17.726′ N, 93° 16.113′ W. Marker is in Faribault, Minnesota, in Rice County. It is on Central Avenue North just south of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level at the northeast corner of the subject building, facing Central Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Central Avenue North, Faribault MN 55021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Downtown Faribault 1888 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Faribault Fur Trade (within shouting distance of this marker); Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (within shouting distance of this marker); Faribault Supports the Military

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Flour Milling & Woolen Milling (within shouting distance of this marker); Government in Faribault (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Seabury Divinity School & Taopi "Wounded Man" (about 500 feet away); Faribault Riverfront 1880 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Faribault.

Also see . . . An historic fashion find in Faribault. Minnesota Prairie Roots website entry:
links to YouTube video on the Ochs store in Faribault MN (Submitted on December 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. OCHS Building Marker

(marker is mounted at north [right] edge of the front facade)

OCHS Building (<i>east/front elevation</i>)</center> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

3. OCHS Building (east/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.