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Hibbing Disposal Plant (demolished) – Hibbing MN

Waste disposal plant -  Hibbing MN: the shell concrete domes over the trickling filters

Waste disposal plant -  Hibbing MN: the shell concrete domes over the trickling filters

Waste disposal plant -  Hibbing MN: the shell concrete domes over the trickling filters

Photo: Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections Source All Rights Reserved 1940

Waste disposal plant -  Hibbing MN: the shell concrete domes over the trickling filters

Waste disposal plant -  Hibbing MN: the shell concrete domes over the trickling filters

Project type: Water Supply, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The Hibbing Disposal Plant, later named North Wastewater Treatment Plant, was built 1938-1939 in part with funding by the Public Works Administration (PWA). It was known for having two of the world’s largest concrete self-supporting domes. The facility was demolished between 2013 and 2018.

Source notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibbing_Disposal_Plant#:~:text=The%20Hibbing%20Disposal%20Plant%2C%20later%20known%20as%20the,the%20world%27s%20largest%20self-supporting%20reinforced%20concrete%20domes.%20


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota


RIBA (https://www.ribapix.com/Waste-disposal-plant-Hibbing-Minnesota-the-shell-concrete-domes-over-the-trickling-filters_RIBA77625#), accessed August 2022.

Project originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on August 21, 2022.

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Location Info

1300 E 23rd St
Hibbing, MN 55746

Coordinates: 47.42426, -92.93066

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