The Perry Nelson House is a historic farmhouse in Dodge County, Minnesota; located in the city of Concord, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from West Concord, Minnesota. The private house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 16, 1982. The house is considered significant for a typical scale among the rural housing in the area, as well as its representatives from both agricultural development of the district and the Yankee heritage of the surrounding area.
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Structure
Designed in Italian style, the house consists of a long rectangle with short wings on the south side (front) with a low hip roof. The roof and cornice extends eastward from the wings to form the porch area. This structure is constructed from random distance rock ashlar with draft margin on west, south and east facades, and stone-faced ashlar on the northern facade. The stone used is limestone carved from a local mine near Mantorville.
The three completed fasades have thick roofs that extend around them, and a simple roof on the northern facade. The fenestration of the building consists of six-over-six-window double-hung sorong in rectangular openings with heavy lintels. A wooden wing and a long stone extends northward. In the 1950s, the interior of the building was completely renovated and minor changes were made to the exterior, including changes to the front porch and the addition of wooden shutters. The original design has an outdoor staircase leading up to the second floor of the house above the front porch right now.
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History
Perry Nelson came to Minnesota in 1861. A farmer from New York, he reflected on the Yankee heritage in the surrounding area: Almost every farmer in the town came from New York, New England or Pennsylvania. The township, as well as the city of West Concord, is named after Concord, New Hampshire.
Nelson has a house built in the early 1870s, and is listed in the Atlas of Minnesota published in 1874. A successful large-scale farmer, he is reported to have sent an average two wheat carts to market every day from early autumn until late spring. Nelson turned the house into a popular meeting place for farmers and politicians who were then dubbed the "House of Politics." He had the carpenter build an outside staircase to the second floor to provide easy access so that local politicians and farmers could meet in the upstairs room to discuss the issues of the day. In addition, farmers' delegations will gather to discuss upcoming prices and other problems they will face. Farmers often join their wives, which will add to the communal nature of the house.
Nelson moved to Kasson and wanted a house and a plot of land for nephews living in Wisconsin. Although it remains in family ownership for many years, it is leased to tenants and suffers from negligence. By the time the house and farm were bought by Walter and Ruth Buehler in 1950, it still lacked modern plumbing and heating equipment. After purchasing the property, Buehlers spent two years and about $ 40,000 to restore and renovate the property.
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