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Northfield Artist Paints Fire-Ravaged Archer House River Inn To Benefit Damaged Businesses

A number of businesses were working out of the building and are now displaced due to the fire.

(CBS News)

By John Lauritsen

November 23, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It has been nearly two weeks since a fire badly damaged an historic landmark in Northfield.

The Archer House River Inn was built in 1877. More recently, a number of businesses were working out of the building and are now displaced due to the fire.

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Among the businesses badly damaged on Nov. 12 was the Paper Petalum, a gift store located in the Archer House. The couple that owns the store, Karen and Denny Vinar, just bought it in January.

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