John W. Mason House
John W. Mason House | |
| Location | 205 W. Vernon Ave. Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 46°16′41″N 96°04′35″W / 46.278016°N 96.076282°W |
| Area | 4.66 acres (1.89 ha) |
| Built | 1881 |
| Built by | Stanford Brothers |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001533[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1986 |
The John W. Mason House is a historic building located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Mason was a native of Lapeer, Michigan and one of the first settlers in town.[2] He arrived in 1871 to establish a law practice. He served in the Minnesota Legislature, he was the first mayor of Fergus Falls, and later served as its city attorney. Mason built a small home on this same lot in 1875, and replaced it with this house in 1881. It is a two-story wood-frame structure that features a limestone foundation, low pitch hip roof, and bracketed eaves. The wrap-around porch was added around the turn of the 20th-century, and the single-story bay window was added on the southeast corner about 1905. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Camille Kudzia. "John W. Mason House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. with photos