Herbert M. Fox House

The Herbert Maximilian Fox House is a historic farmhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. In 2006 it was relocated to the grounds of the Sherburne History Center in Becker, Minnesota.[2] Prior to that it was located off of County Road 69 in Santiago Township.

Herbert Maximilian Fox House
The Herbert M. Fox House in 1981
LocationSantiago Township, Minnesota
Coordinates45°24′56″N 93°53′21″W
Built1876
ArchitectSamuel P. Glidden
Architectural stylePioneer Vernacular
NRHP reference No.80002175[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1980

The farmhouse, a small subsistence-type rural dwelling of mid-19th century Minnesota, is an example of pioneer architecture utilizing load-bearing vertically arranged 2-inch-thick, 14-inch-wide, oak plank walls.[3][4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Legacy Trail Guide" (PDF). Sherburne History Center. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  4. "Herbert Maximilian Fox House". HABS. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
The house in 2013, on the grounds of the Sherburne History Center
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