Mankato

Mankato, the county seat of Jewell County, has an historicly attractive downtown with several turn-of-the-century buildings. The Ute Theatre has been refurbished and is showing movies again. The Mankato Library is in a handsome building originally built as a YMCA.

The old stone jail which is one of several buildings that comprise the Jewell County Historical Society Museum, is on the National Register of Historic Places and is being restored.

The Jewell County Historical Society Museum

The Jewell County Historical Society Museum contains donated gifts of various descriptions. The North building was the original home of the Jewell County Historical Society, donated by Mr. & Mrs.…

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Mankato Library

The Mankato Library is in a handsome building originally built as a YMCA. As a…

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Old Stone Jail

The old stone jail is one of several buildings that comprise the Jewell County Historical…

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Ute Theatre

The Ute Theatre located next to the ornate old bank building on Commercial Street has…

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