The Folsom House is a
historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
at 272 West Government Street in
Taylors Falls, Minnesota
Taylors Falls is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of U.S. Highway 8 and Minnesota State Highway 95. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census.
History
Taylors Falls was platted in 1850 or 1851, and ...
, United States.
Description and history
It is the restored former home of lumber magnate
W.H.C. Folsom
William Henry Carman Folsom (June 22, 1817 – December 17, 1900) was a businessman and politician in Minnesota. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, he later emigrated to the United States and settled in Maine. He moved west to Minnesota in the 1840s ...
, who moved his family to the area in 1850. Folsom served as state representative for one term and state senator for six terms. The house is run by a partnership between the Taylors Falls Historical Society and the
Minnesota Historical Society. It is in the Angel's Hill District of Taylors Falls, a New England–style village. The home is furnished with the family's original belongings, including a Hews rectangular grand piano, Folsom's library, and other personal effects.
The house is one of two notable former Folsom properties. In
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien () is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 53821.
Often referred to as Wisconsin's second oldest city, Prairie du Chien was est ...
, the
W.H.C. Folsom House is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
.
References
External links
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Folsom House - Taylors Falls Historical Society
Folsom House- Minnesota Historical Society
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Greek Revival houses in Minnesota
Historic district contributing properties in Minnesota
Historic house museums in Minnesota
Houses in Chisago County, Minnesota
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota state historic sites
Museums in Chisago County, Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in Chisago County, Minnesota