The Veblen farmstead stands east of Nerstrand in eastern Rice County, north of Minnesota State Highway 246. The ten-acre property includes a house, chicken coop, granary, and barn with attached milking shed. The house, granary, and barn were all built by Thomas Veblen, Thorstein's father, in the 1870s and 1880s. The house is a two-story frame structure, with a side gable roof, two chimneys, and clapboard siding. A single-story porch extends across the front, supported by square posts, with a balcony above. The granary is a small two-story clapboarded frame building, measuring about 25 by 30 feet (7.6 m × 9.1 m). The barn is two stories, and has a gabled roof.[5]
Thorstein Veblen, born in Cato, Wisconsin, in 1857, lived on this farm in his youth and returned often as an adult, due in part to his inability to find steady employment. The product of an austere agrarian upbringing, Veblen, who has often been called one of America's most creative and original thinkers,[6] coined the term "conspicuous consumption" in the widely influential The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899).[2] The property's simple vernacular styling illustrates early influences on Veblen's life as the son of immigrants, growing up in a tightly knit Norwegian-American community.
The Veblens sold the property in 1893 and it continued to be an active farm until 1970, when the buildings fell into disrepair. The house has now been restored, and the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota holds a preservation easement on the property.[7]
^ ab"Historic American Buildings Survey". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^"National Register of Historic Places". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. October 31, 2007.
^. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
^ abJames Sheire (May 21, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Thorstein Veblen Farmstead" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 4 images taken in 1971 (2.33 MB)
^. National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
^"Restoring a national historic landmark". Benchmarks in Minnesota's Historic Preservation. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
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thorstein, veblen, farmstead, this, article, only, references, primary, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2023, learn, when, remove, this, mes. This article only references primary sources Please help improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Thorstein Veblen Farmstead news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead is a National Historic Landmark near Nerstrand in rural Rice County Minnesota The property preserves the childhood home of Norwegian American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen 1857 1929 best known for his 1899 treatise The Theory of the Leisure Class 5 Thorstein Veblen FarmsteadU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkThe farmhouse in 2014Show map of MinnesotaShow map of the United StatesLocation16538 Goodhue AvenueNerstrand MinnesotaCoordinates44 20 52 N 93 02 49 W 44 34778 N 93 04694 W 44 34778 93 04694Area10 acres 4 0 ha Built1867 1870 2 Architectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 75001024 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPJune 30 1975 1 3 Designated NHLDecember 21 1981 4 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editThe Veblen farmstead stands east of Nerstrand in eastern Rice County north of Minnesota State Highway 246 The ten acre property includes a house chicken coop granary and barn with attached milking shed The house granary and barn were all built by Thomas Veblen Thorstein s father in the 1870s and 1880s The house is a two story frame structure with a side gable roof two chimneys and clapboard siding A single story porch extends across the front supported by square posts with a balcony above The granary is a small two story clapboarded frame building measuring about 25 by 30 feet 7 6 m 9 1 m The barn is two stories and has a gabled roof 5 Thorstein Veblen born in Cato Wisconsin in 1857 lived on this farm in his youth and returned often as an adult due in part to his inability to find steady employment The product of an austere agrarian upbringing Veblen who has often been called one of America s most creative and original thinkers 6 coined the term conspicuous consumption in the widely influential The Theory of the Leisure Class 1899 2 The property s simple vernacular styling illustrates early influences on Veblen s life as the son of immigrants growing up in a tightly knit Norwegian American community The Veblens sold the property in 1893 and it continued to be an active farm until 1970 when the buildings fell into disrepair The house has now been restored and the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota holds a preservation easement on the property 7 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places listings in Rice County Minnesota Washington Island Wisconsin CultureReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b Historic American Buildings Survey Library of Congress Retrieved December 13 2010 National Register of Historic Places www nationalregisterofhistoricplaces com October 31 2007 Thorstein Veblen Farmstead National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on September 1 2012 Retrieved September 3 2009 a b James Sheire May 21 1981 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Thorstein Veblen Farmstead pdf National Park Service a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help and Accompanying 4 images taken in 1971 2 33 MB Thorstein Veblen Farmstead National Historic Landmarks Program National Park Service Archived from the original on March 15 2008 Retrieved October 1 2007 Restoring a national historic landmark Benchmarks in Minnesota s Historic Preservation Minnesota Historical Society Retrieved November 2 2007 External links editNHL Summary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thorstein Veblen Farmstead amp oldid 1178772000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
