The W. T. Bailey House is a historic house in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It was built around 1921 in Spanish Colonial Revival style for the founder of Bailey Lumber Mill, the city's second-largest lumber company.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture, commerce, and industry.[3] It was nominated for its association with a prominent businessman in one of Virginia's primary industries, and for illustrating the correlation between "wealth and prominence in the mining and lumbering regions and large and architecturally distinctive residences".[2]

W.T. Bailey House
The W.T. Bailey House viewed from the south
W. T. Bailey House is located in Minnesota
W. T. Bailey House
W. T. Bailey House is located in the United States
W. T. Bailey House
Location816 S. 5th Avenue,
Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates47°30′58.7″N 92°32′17″W / 47.516306°N 92.53806°W / 47.516306; -92.53806
AreaLess than one acre
BuiltCirca 1921
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.80004357[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1980

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Skrief, Charles (1979-09-10). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Bailey House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2020-02-29. With three accompanying photos from 1979.
  3. ^ "Bailey, W.T., House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-08-11.