Joseph Brown House Ruins
The Joseph R. Brown State Wayside Rest is a National Scenic Byway Wayside Rest area. It is located on Renville County Highway 15, south of Sacred Heart, Minnesota, United States.
Joseph Brown House Ruins | |
Ruins of Joseph R. Brown's house, burned in 1862 | |
| Location | Sacred Heart Township, Renville County, Minnesota, USA |
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| Nearest city | Sacred Heart, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°41′47″N 95°19′22″W / 44.69639°N 95.32278°W |
| Built | 1861 |
| Architect | Leopold Wohler |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002838[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1986 |
The Wayside Rest displays the granite ruins of Joseph R. Brown's home from 1862. Brown, his mixed-blood wife and twelve children lived in this home, which was a center of hospitality along the Minnesota River Valley. The three-story home was then considered a mansion compared to typical pioneer homes. It was destroyed during the Dakota War of 1862 on August 19, 1862. His family was spared because of his wife's Native American heritage.[2][3]
Brown was a politician, inventor, publisher, and Indian Agent.[4]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn (1916). The History of Renville County. H.C. Cooper Jr & Co. p. 930.
- ^ Joseph R. Brown House 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
External links edit
Media related to Joseph Brown House Ruins at Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph R. Brown State Wayside Rest, Minnesota