The Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse is a historic house in
Lakeland, Minnesota
Lakeland is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,796 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
Lakeland was platted in 1849. The 1849 Captain John Oliver House, 18 ...
, United States. It was built around 1850. Its second owner, in residence from 1854 to 1871, was Mitchell Jackson (1816–1900).
While farming the surrounding property Jackson kept a wide-ranging diary that remains a valuable primary source on early Minnesota settlement.
The house was 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 v ...
in 1982 for its local significance in the themes of agriculture and exploration/settlement.
It was nominated for its association with Jackson, whose "acute perceptions and wide range of observations place him above the ordinary farm diarist", in the words of
Rodney C. Loehr, who edited Jackson's diaries for publication in 1939.
See also
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References
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Greek Revival houses in Minnesota
Houses completed in 1850
Houses in Washington County, Minnesota
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Minnesota