National Register of Historic Places

Gag, Wanda, Childhood Home

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
Listed
December 31, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79001204

About this property

The Wanda Gág House is a historic house museum at 226 North Washington Street in New Ulm, Minnesota. The museum commemorates the life and legacy of author and artist Wanda Gág (1893–1946), whose childhood home this was. Gág was a noted children's author and illustrator, whose most well-known book was Millions of Cats. Gág was the eldest of seven children and the child of an artist. Wanda Gág posthumously won the 1958 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Millions of Cats and the 1977 Kerlan Award for her entire oeuvre. Built in 1898, Wanda Gág's home is a fine example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

226 N. Washington St.
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota
44.31399, -94.46578

Categories

ARTLITERATURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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Battle of New Ulm
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When was Gag, Wanda, Childhood Home listed on the National Register?

Gag, Wanda, Childhood Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Gag, Wanda, Childhood Home?

Gag, Wanda, Childhood Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gag, Wanda, Childhood Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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