Watkins Manor House

Watkins Manor House
Paul Watkins House
The Paul Watkins House viewed from the north
Location 175 East Wabasha Street, Winona, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°2′49.3″N 91°38′7.6″W / 44.047028°N 91.635444°W / 44.047028; -91.635444Coordinates: 44°2′49.3″N 91°38′7.6″W / 44.047028°N 91.635444°W / 44.047028; -91.635444
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1924–27
Architect Cram & Ferguson
Architectural style Jacobethan
NRHP reference # 84000255[1]
Designated  November 8, 1984

The Watkins Manor House is a historic mansion in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1924 to 1927 for Paul Watkins (1865–1931), second-generation leader of the J.R. Watkins Company and progenitor of its famous door-to-door sales strategy. It was designed in the Jacobethan style by architect Ralph Adams Cram.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as the Paul Watkins House for having local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce.[3] It was nominated for its associations with Paul Watkins and the Watkins Company, and for its architecture, being a rare and unaltered example of a house designed by an architect better known for his churches and institutional buildings.[2]

The manor is now part of a senior housing complex, containing apartments and community spaces.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Frame III, Robert M. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Watkins, Paul, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Watkins, Paul, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Senior Living at Watkins". Winona Health. 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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