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It is part of the Pond-Dakota Mission Park, which also includes the Oak Grove Mission site (1843–1852), a cemetery, and the remains of the Pond family farm and orchards. The site is significant within the history of the Minnesota River valley, the Dakota tribe, and Bloomington. [2] The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Swensson Farm Museum is a historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota, six miles (10 km) east of Montevideo.Established by Norwegian immigrants Olof and Ingeborg Swensson in the 1880s, the farmstead today serves as open-air museum operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society showcasing pioneer life and Swedish-American heritage.
The farm remained in the ownership of the family until 1901. The National Grange bought the farm in 1935 and donated it to the Minnesota Historical Society in 1961. Today, the farm offers tours by guides in period costume, who invite visitors to help out with farm chores such as picking vegetables, churning butter, and making soap. [5]
Pages in category "Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
An open-air museum, the Gibbs Farm features an original farmhouse, barn, and school house, as well as a replica sod house, bark lodge, and tipi with replica Dakotah furniture, clothing and tools. The objects in the farmhouse date from the mid-19th century on and are part of the Ramsey County Historical Society collection; those belonging to the ...
Dozens of Minnesota dairy farms folded in November. Tribune. Christopher Vondracek, Star Tribune. December 26, 2023 at 10:03 AM.
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota (26 P) Pages in category "Farms in Minnesota" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Since the land was no longer a working farm, the farmhouse was in a process of decay, and trees had begun to grow in the former pastureland. [4] In 1993, the Minnesota Historical Society noticed that the state was losing historic agricultural sites, and it identified the Grimm farm as a high priority for stabilization and preservation. [2]