The Gregorius and Mary Hanka Farmstead is a historic farmstead in
Embarrass Township, Minnesota, United States. It was established by a
Finnish immigrant family around 1910 and includes four surviving buildings constructed with traditional Finnish log architecture.
[ With ] The farm was listed as a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1990 for its state-level significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, and European ethnic heritage.
It was nominated for reflecting the successful conversion of
St. Louis County's cutover forests into productive agricultural land by Finnish immigrants, and their use of traditional log architecture.
Description
The historic district consists of six
contributing properties
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
. The house,
sauna, cattle and hay barn, and an outlying field hay barn were all built roughly between 1910 and 1915 and exhibit traditional Finnish log construction. Rounding out the inventory of historic properties are the farm's well and agricultural fields. The property contains several other buildings that were constructed or moved to the site in the mid-20th century and are considered non-contributing to the historic district.
See also
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References
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1910 establishments in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Finnish-American culture in Minnesota
Finnish-American history
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Minnesota