National Register of Historic Places

Thoirs, Alexander, House

Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota
Listed
May 14, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000372

About this property

The Alexander Thoirs House is the oldest surviving brick house in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States, and the earliest example of the brick merchant houses that characterized the city's 19th-century streetscape. It was built in two phases in 1868 and 1870 for a successful local shoemaker. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 for having local significance in the theme of architecture. It was nominated for its status in the city's early housing stock, its fine Greek Revival architecture, and its embodiment of the success of Wabasha's early merchant class, which helped establish the city's own commercial importance.

Location

329 W. Second St.
Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota
44.38388, -92.03579

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Thoirs, Alexander, House listed on the National Register?

Thoirs, Alexander, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Thoirs, Alexander, House?

Thoirs, Alexander, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Thoirs, Alexander, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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