Rolvaag, O. E., House
Historic house in Minnesota, United States in Northfield, Minnesota. Built 1912. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The O. E. Rølvaag House was the home of Ole Edvart Rølvaag (1876–1931), Norwegian-American novelist and professor at St. Olaf College. The home is located at 311 Manitou Street in Northfield, Minnesota, United States, near the college. Rølvaag wrote most of his works in this house.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 311 Manitou St., Northfield, MN |
| County | Rice County |
| Listed | Aug 4, 1969 |
| Reference number | 69000078 |
| Built | 1912 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Arts and Crafts movement |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 311 Manitou St., Northfield, MN |
| Coordinates | 44.46317, -93.17243 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Mississippi National River & Recreation Area · 33 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000078. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.