The George W. Wentworth House is a large Queen Anne style home, that was built in 1887 in West Saint Paul in the

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. Wentworth was an emigre from

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who traded in horses; he was also involved in local politics, working to organize the city of South Saint Paul. In the late 1880s, a dispute arose between the farmers in the western portion of the city, whom Wentworth represented, and the people living around the stockyards in the eastern portion of the city. West Saint Paul disjoined from South Saint Paul in 1889 and Wentworth remained politically active in the new city. After his death in 1908, the house remained vacant for many years before being renovated by subsequent owners.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wentworth, George W., House Houses completed in 1887 Houses in Dakota County, Minnesota Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Dakota County, Minnesota Queen Anne architecture in Minnesota