Mike and Mary Matson Farmstead
The Mike and Mary Matson Farmstead is a historic farmstead in Embarrass Township, Minnesota, United States. It was established by a Finnish immigrant family around 1900 and includes five surviving buildings constructed with traditional Finnish log architecture.[2] The farm was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its state-level significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, and European ethnic heritage.[3] It was nominated for its association with the Finnish settlement and conversion of St. Louis County's cutover woodland into productive farmland, and for exhibiting their use of traditional log architecture.[2]
Mike and Mary Matson Historic Farmstead | |
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| Location | 7776 Hanka Nevala Road, Embarrass Township, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 47°40′42″N 92°12′16″W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| Architect | Gregorius Hanka |
| Architectural style | Log |
| MPS | Rural Finnish Log Buildings of St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1890–1930s MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000769[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1990 |
Description
The historic district consists of seven contributing properties, all dating to around the year 1900. Five are log buildings: a cattle barn, a hay barn, a cattle and hay barn, a stable, and a smoke sauna. All five were constructed by the Matsons' neighbor Gregorius Hanka. Rounding out the inventory of historic properties are the farm's well and agricultural fields.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Koop, Michael (January 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Matson, Mike and Mary, Historic Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-10-14. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) With 7 accompanying photos from 1987–88 - "Matson, Mike and Mary, Historic Farmstead". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
