John W. Mason House

The John W. Mason House is a historic building located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Mason was a native of Lapeer, Michigan and one of the first settlers in town.[2] He arrived in 1871 to establish a law practice. He served in the Minnesota Legislature, he was the first mayor of Fergus Falls, and later served as its city attorney. Mason built a small home on this same lot in 1875, and replaced it with this house in 1881. It is a two-story wood frame structure that features a limestone foundation, low pitch hip roof, and bracketed eaves. The wrap-around porch was added around the turn of the 20th-century, and the single-story bay window was added on the southeast corner about 1905. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

John W. Mason House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	205 W. Vernon Ave. Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°16′41″N 96°04′35″W
Area	4.66 acres (1.89 ha)
Built	1881
Built by	Stanford Brothers
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	86001533[1]
Added to NRHP	August 13, 1986

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. Camille Kudzia. "John W. Mason House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-14. with photos