Subject Property:

Former Minnesota Home School - Sauk Centre
Minnesota Highway 302
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota

Ownership:

State of Minnesota

Property Location:

The subject property is located in and adjacent to the City of Sauk Centre (population 3,735 residents), situated in the central area of the State of Minnesota, roughly 115 miles northwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul.  The city is accessible along Interstate 94.  More specifically, the property is positioned along State Highway 71 and Big Sauk Lake, at the north end of the City of Sauk Centre.

Land Area:

The correctional facility has a large, gently rolling campus of 244.8 acres, of which 114.8 acres serve the cluster of buildings.  The remaining land area is split between woods, fields with native grasses and cultivated fields, some of which are leased on a seasonal basis to local farmers.

Zoning:

Roughly 100 acres of the total of 244.8 acres is within the city limits of Sauk Centre, with the majority of land area within Sauk Centre Township.  This portion of the property within the city is zoned R-1, One and Two Family Residential.  The zoning on the portion of the property in Sauk Centre Township is split between Residential and Special Protection Agriculture.

Tax ID Nos.:

94-96600-000 for the portion within the City of Sauk Centre
34-93301-000 for the portion within Sauk Centre Township

Description of Improvements:

This historic property, originally known as the Sauk Centre Home School for Girls, consists of a cluster of 25 buildings situated on 244.8 acres of land.  Total building area is 176,219 square feet.  Most buildings were built between 1911 and 1924.

Assessor's Estimate of Market Value (AEMV) as of 1/02/98:

This property is tax exempt, given ownership by the State of Minnesota.  However, an assessed value (often a rough approximate of market value) is estimated for tax exempt properties.  The total assessed value as of January 2, 1998 is $6,318,700