124 1st Avenue Southwest
Faribault, MN, USA

National Register of Historic Places - Cassius Buck House ( "Buckeye" )

Statement of Significance:

The Cassius M. Buck House is significant both for its association with a locally prominent second-generation leader of Faribault's financial and political community and as a prominent residential example of the Neo-Classical Revival style. Cassius M. Buck established his banking career in Wright County, organizing progressively larger banks in Howard Lake, Dassell, and Annandale before finally settling in Faribault in 1894. Upon his arrival. Buck assumed an active role in the financial community and remained prominent until his death in 1914. In 1894 he organized the Security Bank and later became president of the Citizens National Bank and a member of the Board of Directors. Buck's banking involvement occurred during Faribault's second period of commercial and financial development, characterized by the establishment of several large wholesale and manufacturing interests and the completion of the community's transportation links with other major Minnesota cities. C.M. Buck also remained active in local politics during his twenty years in Faribault, representing his district in the State Senate for one term. The Cassius M. Buck House, constructed a year after Buck's arrival in Faribault, reflects both the position of prominence achieved by its builder and the social and economic climate of turn-of-the-century Faribault.