Emil Asp Blacksmith Shop
Tour Site #6
15880 36th St S | Google Maps
City of Afton Designated Historic Site
Built around 1910, Asp shoed horses, sharpened ploughs, and made runners for sleighs at this free-standing building until 1922 when he moved to Bayport and worked at Anderson Frame Corporation (1944 Obituary; 1930 Bayport City directory). The building retains most of its original features except for the garage doors that replaced the original tall barn entry. In 2001 the building was nominated and granted local historic designation, but it is still in need of physical preservation.
(See Selma’s Ice Cream Parlor for a description of the 1965 flood.)
Built around 1910, Asp shoed horses, sharpened ploughs, and made runners for sleighs at this free-standing building until 1922 when he moved to Bayport and worked at Anderson Frame Corporation (1944 Obituary; 1930 Bayport City directory). The building retains most of its original features except for the garage doors that replaced the original tall barn entry. In 2001 the building was nominated and granted local historic designation, but it is still in need of physical preservation.