Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse

The Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse is a historic house in Lakeland, Minnesota, United States. It was built around 1850. Its second owner, in residence from 1854 to 1871, was Mitchell Jackson (1816–1900).[2] While farming the surrounding property Jackson kept a wide-ranging diary that remains a valuable primary source on early Minnesota settlement.[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in the themes of agriculture and exploration/settlement.[4] It was nominated for its association with Jackson, whose "acute perceptions and wide range of observations place him above the ordinary farm diarist", in the words of Rodney C. Loehr, who edited Jackson's diaries for publication in 1939.[3][2]

Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse
The Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse just visible through heavy brush
Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse is located in Minnesota
Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse
Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse is located in the United States
Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse
Location16376 7th Street Lane South,
Lakeland, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′14″N 92°46′34″W / 44.93722°N 92.77611°W / 44.93722; -92.77611
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSWashington County MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.82003075[1]
Designated February 19, 1982

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Loehr, Rodney C. (1939). Minnesota Farmers' Diaries: William R. Brown, 1845-46, Mitchell Y. Jackson, 1852-63. St. Paul, Minn: Minnesota Historical Society.
  3. ^ a b Harvey, Thomas (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Jackson, Mitchell, Farmhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. ^ "Jackson, Mitchell, Farmhouse". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2017-12-29.