National Register of Historic Places

Seitaniemi, Alex, Housebarn

Tower, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Listed
April 8, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000771

About this property

The Alex Seitaniemi Housebarn is a rare surviving example of a log housebarn constructed by Finnish Americans, located in Waasa Township, Minnesota, United States. It was built in two stages from about 1907 to about 1913. The housebarn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its national significance in the themes of architecture and European ethnic heritage. It was nominated for being an example of a rare building type and for embodying the settlement and traditional log architecture of rural St. Louis County's Finnish American farmers. The Seitaniemi Housebarn is owned and maintained by SISU Heritage Inc., a non-profit organization based in nearby Embarrass, Minnesota. It is a primary stop on the Finnish-American Homestead Tours offered in summers through the Embarrass Information Center.

Location

Tower, St. Louis County, Minnesota
47.70695, -92.13772

Categories

EUROPEANARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Seitaniemi, Alex, Housebarn listed on the National Register?

Seitaniemi, Alex, Housebarn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Seitaniemi, Alex, Housebarn?

Seitaniemi, Alex, Housebarn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Seitaniemi, Alex, Housebarn is recorded as the industrial era.

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