The Foss and Wells House is a historic house in Jordan, Minnesota, United States. It was built 1858 and was jointly inhabited by the two families that owned a nearby gristmill.[2] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its significance in the themes of architecture, commerce, exploration/settlement, and industry.[1] It was nominated for its association with Jordan's early milling industry and for its distinctive Italianate architecture in stone.[2]

Description

The Foss and Wells House stands on a bluff overlooking Sand Creek to the north. It is two stories with a cupola. The house is built of irregular sandstone ashlars. Elements of Italianate style include the cubical massing, shallow pitched roof, cupola, bracketed cornice, and arched window and door lintels. A nearby outbuilding has similar stone architecture.[2]

The house originally had a second-story balcony and three chimneys, all of which have been removed. A one-story frame garage was added to the south side of the house in the 1930s.[2]

History

The house was built in 1858 for Edwin and James Foss and Rufus Wells, who jointly owned a water-powered gristmill down the hill on Sand Creek. The city of Jordan had recently been platted, and it developed quickly over the next two decades as an important regional wheat-milling center. The Foss and Wells families lived together in the house until 1890. It was acquired by a new family in 1911 and was still owned by them at the time of the property's National Register nomination in 1980.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bloomberg, Britta (July 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Foss and Wells House. National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2025. With three accompanying photos from 1979
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foss_and_Wells_House
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