The John Copas House is a historic house in the unincorporated community of

Copas, Minnesota Copas is a neighborhood of the city of Scandia in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway, which is part of the Minnesota Transportation Museum, goes through Copas. Minnesota State Highway 95 serves ...

, United States. Its original owner was an Italian immigrant who settled the property in the early 1850s and built this house around 1880 to enlarge or replace his previous residence. The house was listed on the

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in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and exploration/settlement. It was nominated for its association with John Copas, an early settler and leading figure in the community

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ted in 1857 and ultimately named in his honor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Copas, John, House 1880 establishments in Minnesota Houses completed in 1880 Houses in Washington County, Minnesota Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Italian-American culture in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Minnesota Queen Anne architecture in Minnesota

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