East Second Street Commercial Historic District (Hastings, Minnesota)

Infobox_nrhp | name =East Second Street Commercial Historic District
nrhp_type =hd


caption =A block of several historic buildings in downtown Hastings.
location= Hastings, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44 | lat_minutes = 44 | lat_seconds = 39.81 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 92 | long_minutes = 51 | long_seconds = 1.14 | long_direction = W
area =
added = July 31, 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78003070 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The East Second Street Commercial Historic District in Hastings, Minnesota is a downtown district consisting of thirty-five commercial buildings built between 1860 and 1900. The downtown area retained its historic integrity even as other communities modernized their downtowns as a result of post-World War II urban renewal efforts. [cite web|url=http://www.dakotahistory.org/county/hastings.asp|title=Dakota County Historic Society: Historic Sites: Hastings|date=2007-05-29]

s at the roofline, often with the name of the business inlaid in brick or metal. The storefronts include large display windows with a main entrance flanked by cast iron or wooden columns. The upper levels of the buildings often include windows topped with ornate hoods.cite web|url=http://www.ci.hastings.mn.us/PlanningDev/HPC/HPCFormsDocs/HPCommercialBuildings.pdf|title=Historic Commercial Buildings|publisher=Hastings Heritage Preservation Commission|accessdate=2007-05-29]

The historic integrity of the district is maintained through a number of guidelines that encourage restoration of buildings to their original appearance, replacement of any historic features that were altered, and avoidance of alterations that are not in keeping with the buildings' original historic context. [cite web|url=http://www.ci.hastings.mn.us/PlanningDev/HPC/HPCFormsDocs/HPCommercialGeneralGuidelines.pdf |title=Historic Commercial Buildings: General Guidelines|publisher=Hastings Heritage Preservation Commission|accessdate=2007-05-29]

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