20150 County Road 57
Jordan, St. Lawrence Township, MN, USA

Abraham Bisson House

The Abraham Bisson House is a historic stone house in Jordan, Minnesota, United States, built in 1884. It was the home of Abraham Bisson (1827–1902) and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was nominated for its local sandstone masonry and association with the now-vanished town of St. Lawrence.

National Register of Historic Places - Abraham Bisson House

Statement of Significance:

The Bisson House is significant both for its distinctive sandstone construction and as a rare surviving building associated with the abandoned town of St. Lawrence. Abraham Bisson settled on this location in 1857 and quarried stone on his property for buildings in nearby St. Lawrence and Jordan. He built the present house in 1884 as a replacement for an earlier structure. Located one mile from the St. Lawrence townsite and adjacent to the quarries, the Bisson place was well situated for supplying stone for buildings both in town and on neighboring farms. The Bisson House is one of few surviving buildings associated with St. Lawrence, which was platted in 1856 at the height of the county's early boom period. The last of the buildings located on the original town plat are gone, and the future of neighboring buildings is uncertain as the area is being converted to state park use. Recognition of the significance of the Bisson House may be important in insuring its preservation.