# Kmart in Austin, MN

Austin, MN · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-20d8fd8ced` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/austin-kmart-in-austin-mn/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-20d8fd8ced.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-20d8fd8ced.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-20d8fd8ced

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | entertainment, office | none |
| What is there now | corporate office building for Hormel Foods and initially housed a SPAM Museum | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Kmart

## Timeline

- 2016: SPAM Museum relocated

## Sources

- From 3,000 to 2 Stores - What Happened To The Kmart Real Estate? — https://jasonmiller15.substack.com/p/from-3000-to-2-stores-what-happened

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Kmart in Austin, MN, Austin, MN." Record n-20d8fd8ced, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/austin-kmart-in-austin-mn/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_austinkmartinaustinmn,
  title = {Kmart in Austin, MN, Austin, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/austin-kmart-in-austin-mn/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-20d8fd8ced, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.