W.T. Bailey House

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
Location816 S. 5th Avenue,
Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates47°30′58.7″N 92°32′17″W
AreaLess than one acre
BuiltCirca 1921
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.80004357[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1980

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.
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