It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Crosby Railroad Depot for having local significance in the themes of commerce, industry, and transportation.

[3] The depot was nominated for being an essential conduit for the arrival of goods and people and the export of iron ore during central Crow Wing County's economic boom years.

[2] The Crosby Soo Line Depot initially served as a train station for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste.

The station was part of a project conducted from 1908 to 1910 to build a rail line from Superior, Wisconsin, to Thief River Falls, Minnesota,[5] along with a branch through Crosby to access the Cuyuna Range iron mines.

Holdings include a display on the Milford Mine disaster, vintage wedding dresses, logging and mining tools, and a replica of the Project Manhigh capsule launched nearby in 1957.