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The Faribault House from the northwest. Adjoining the Sibley estate is the house of Jean Baptiste Faribault, built in 1839. This Colonial house is built of local yellow sandstone with a red sandstone front. Faribault left the house after the death of his wife in 1847, and his grandson George Faribault operated a hotel in the building.
Brown, his multiracial 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 Dakota heritage.
In the 1950s, the family abandoned the mansion. Though no one is certain of the reason, there are rumors of ghosts and an affair with one of the servants that ended in a tragic death.
The house stood on a stagecoach road between Minneiska and Plainview, Minnesota. [8] It was part of the now-abandoned townsite of Whitewater Falls. [3] A wooden lean-to was added to the rear of the house in 1914. [7] The central room on the second level after restoration with blue painted wooden stairs going to the attic
Initially a modest 40 by 22 feet (12.2 by 6.7 m), the house grew along with Sauntry's fortune. [5] By this time Sauntry was estimated to be worth $2 million, and a series of architectural modifications added rooms, towers, porches, and upper stories to the house until it comprised 28 rooms and 7,000 square feet (650 m 2). [4]
However, the rewards of restoring a cheap, old house to its former glory are priceless. These huge, abandoned historic homes date back to at least 1850 and are priced as low as $1,000. Visit ...
The William G. LeDuc House, also known as the LeDuc Historic Estate, located at 1629 Vermillion Street in Hastings, Minnesota, United States, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built over several years, and completed in 1865, by William Gates LeDuc who came to Minnesota in 1850 from Ohio .
The Lorin Cray House (also known as the Cray Mansion) is a historic structure in Mankato, Minnesota. Originally a private home, it was owned by the local YWCA for just over 80 years, from late 1927 until they changed locations in early 2008. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1980. [3]