The Watkins Manor House is a historic mansion in
Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1924 to 1927 for Paul Watkins (1865–1931), second-generation leader of the
J.R. Watkins Company and progenitor of its famous
door-to-door sales strategy. It was designed in the
Jacobethan
The Jacobethan or Jacobean Revival architectural style is the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in England from the late 1820s, which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English Renaissance (15 ...
style by architect
Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram (December 16, 1863 – September 22, 1942) was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic Revival style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partner ...
.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as the Paul Watkins House for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for its associations with Paul Watkins and the Watkins Company, and for its architecture, being a rare and unaltered example of a house designed by an architect better known for his churches and institutional buildings.
The manor is now part of a senior housing complex, containing apartments and community spaces.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Winona County, Minnesota
References
External links
Senior Living at Watkins
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
1927 establishments in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Winona, Minnesota
Houses completed in 1927
Houses in Winona County, Minnesota
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Jacobean architecture in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Winona County, Minnesota
Ralph Adams Cram buildings