On This Date in Minnesota History: April 20

April 20, 1982 – A Victorian brick residence with mansard-roofed tower, this home was built in Stillwater, Minn., in 1871 for Captain Austin Jenks, a river pilot and ship owner involved in log rafting.  It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on this date.

http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRDetails.cfm?NPSNum=82003085

Home of Captain Austin Jenks, Stillwater, Minn.

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain April 20, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included.  

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