The Daniel S. Piper House is a historic farmstead complex in Medford, Minnesota, United States. Consisting of an interconnected house, summer kitchen, shed, and barn, it is Minnesota's only known surviving example of a property type imported by settlers from New England. The Piper House complex was built in 1877.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 for having state-level significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, and exploration/settlement.[3] It was nominated for being the only surviving example of a distinctive property type and for being a symbol of Minnesota's many New Englander pioneers.[2]
Daniel S. Piper House | |
 The farmstead complex in 2021 | |
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| Location | County Highway 45, Medford, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°10′1.3″N 93°14′47″W / 44.167028°N 93.24639°W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival/Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001028[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Lutz, Thomas (1974-12-20). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Piper, Daniel S., House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Piper, Daniel S., House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-03-17.