Fairmont Creamery (Moorhead, Minnesota)

The Fairmont Creamery building located in Moorhead, Minnesota was constructed in 1923 for its proximity to the railroad and opened soon after in 1924.^: 37 The local Fairmont was important to the community through its use of cream checks, checks distributed to farmers who sold their cream, and also its food production for the government during World War II. In 1947, the Fairmont Creamery Company rebranded to "Fairmont Foods" as they broadened their range from mostly milk-based products.^: 392 Later, in 1980, the Moorhead Fairmont Foods was sold to Cass-Clay Creamery, a subsidiary of American Financial Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the next year, it was closed. Shortly after, Anderson-Jordhal turned it into a senior living facility.^: 5