George W. Wentworth House: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
JJMC89 bot (talk | contribs) Migrate {{Infobox NRHP}} coordinates parameters to {{Coord}}, see Wikipedia:Coordinates in infoboxes |
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.2.7.1) |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
The '''George W. Wentworth House''' is a large [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne style]] home, that was built in 1887 in [[West St. Paul, Minnesota|West Saint Paul]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Minnesota]]. Wentworth was an emigre from [[England]] who traded in horses; he was also involved in local politics, working to organize the city of [[South St. Paul, Minnesota|South Saint Paul]]. In the late 1880s, a dispute arose between the farmers in the western portion of the city, whom Wentworth represented, and the people living around the [[Stockyards Exchange|stockyards]] in the eastern portion of the city. West Saint Paul disjoined from South Saint Paul in 1889 and Wentworth remained politically active in the new city. After his death in 1908, the house remained vacant for many years before being renovated by subsequent owners. The hard work of current owner Daniel W. Owned since 1987-current day.<ref name="nord">{{cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| |
The '''George W. Wentworth House''' is a large [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne style]] home, that was built in 1887 in [[West St. Paul, Minnesota|West Saint Paul]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Minnesota]]. Wentworth was an emigre from [[England]] who traded in horses; he was also involved in local politics, working to organize the city of [[South St. Paul, Minnesota|South Saint Paul]]. In the late 1880s, a dispute arose between the farmers in the western portion of the city, whom Wentworth represented, and the people living around the [[Stockyards Exchange|stockyards]] in the eastern portion of the city. West Saint Paul disjoined from South Saint Paul in 1889 and Wentworth remained politically active in the new city. After his death in 1908, the house remained vacant for many years before being renovated by subsequent owners. The hard work of current owner Daniel W. Owned since 1987-current day.<ref name="nord">{{cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Sites:West Saint Paul |publisher=Dakota County Historical Society |url=http://www.dakotahistory.org/county/wsp.asp |accessdate=2008-02-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807125911/http://www.dakotahistory.org/county/wsp.asp |archivedate=2008-08-07 |df= }}</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 09:14, 10 January 2017
George W. Wentworth House | |
 | |
   | |
| Location | 1575 Oakdale Avenue, West St. Paul, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°53′55.55″N 93°4′18.52″W / 44.8987639°N 93.0718111°W |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001237[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 1979 |
The George W. Wentworth House is a large Queen Anne style home, that was built in 1887 in West Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Wentworth was an emigre from England who traded in horses; he was also involved in local politics, working to organize the city of South Saint Paul. In the late 1880s, a dispute arose between the farmers in the western portion of the city, whom Wentworth represented, and the people living around the stockyards in the eastern portion of the city. West Saint Paul disjoined from South Saint Paul in 1889 and Wentworth remained politically active in the new city. After his death in 1908, the house remained vacant for many years before being renovated by subsequent owners. The hard work of current owner Daniel W. Owned since 1987-current day.[2][3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ "Historic Sites:West Saint Paul". Dakota County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Lists by state |
|
| Lists by insular areas | |
| Lists by associated state | |
| Other areas | |
| Related | |
