The Thompson–Fasbender House, located at 649 West 4th Street in Hastings, Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1880 by William Thompson who came to Minnesota in 1857 from Maine. He was a banker, wheat-buyer, and land-owner who also was part-owner of a saw mill and door and sash factory. His access to woodworkers is reflected in the home's finishing. Its Second Empire architecture is reflected in its mansard roof featuring scalloped wooden shingles and bracketed cornices.[2]
Thompson-Fasbender House | |
 The Thompson-Fasbender House from the northwest | |
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 Interactive map showing the location of Thompson-Fasbender House | |
| Location | Hastings, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°44′35.82″N 92°51′41.56″W / 44.7432833°N 92.8615444°W |
| Built | 1880[2] |
| Architect | William Thompson[3] |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001532[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
In 1929, Dr. Herman Fasbender, Sr. purchased the home and transformed it into Saint Raphael Hospital, which had been housed in the VanDyke-Libby House. When the Regina Memorial Hospital opened in 1953, Saint Raphael closed and the house was converted into a tenement building;[2] Fasbender then moved his practice to the Fasbender Clinic building. Today the home is a bed and breakfast inn.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Historic Sites:Hastings". Dakota County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Historic Sites:Hastings". Dakota County Historical Society. 2005. Archived from the original on 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2008-02-25.