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Huff-Lamberton House
The Huff–Lamberton House is a historic house in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1857, and in 1873 it was given a Moorish Revival porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its state-level significance in the theme of architecture. It was nominated for being one of Minnesota's oldest and best preserved Italian Villa style houses. History Early Winona settlers Henry and Harriet Huff had this opulent brick house built for themselves in 1857, when the city's environment consisted mostly of rough lumber buildings and dirt roads. Within a few years, the Huffs, having made a sufficient fortune, moved to Chicago and sold the house to Henry Lamberton. He added the Moorish Revival porch in 1873 during the height of the late-19th-century Orientalism fad. The house stayed in the Lamberton family until 1956, when the last heir died. During the 1960s it was converted to an orphanage. Sauer Memorial Homes purchased the house in 1982 and operated it as an assisted living facility for the next 24 years. In 2006 they determined that they couldn't afford upgrades to make the house more handicap-accessible, and put it up for sale. It languished on the market for five years, finally selling in 2011 for barely more than half of its assessed $1.1 million value. Bluff City Properties, the new owners, planned to use the main house for senior housing while operating the carriage house and another outbuilding as event venues.
Huff-Lamberton House
The Huff–Lamberton House is a historic house in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1857, and in 1873 it was given a Moorish Revival porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its state-level significance in the theme of architecture. It was nominated for being one of Minnesota's oldest and best preserved Italian Villa style houses. History Early Winona settlers Henry and Harriet Huff had this opulent brick house built for themselves in 1857, when the city's environment consisted mostly of rough lumber buildings and dirt roads. Within a few years, the Huffs, having made a sufficient fortune, moved to Chicago and sold the house to Henry Lamberton. He added the Moorish Revival porch in 1873 during the height of the late-19th-century Orientalism fad. The house stayed in the Lamberton family until 1956, when the last heir died. During the 1960s it was converted to an orphanage. Sauer Memorial Homes purchased the house in 1982 and operated it as an assisted living facility for the next 24 years. In 2006 they determined that they couldn't afford upgrades to make the house more handicap-accessible, and put it up for sale. It languished on the market for five years, finally selling in 2011 for barely more than half of its assessed $1.1 million value. Bluff City Properties, the new owners, planned to use the main house for senior housing while operating the carriage house and another outbuilding as event venues.
May 12, 2017
Posted Date
Jul 22, 2022
Historical Record Date
May 12, 2017
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Wikipedia
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huff%E2%80%93Lamberton_House
Dec 12, 1976
Dec 12, 1976
National Register of Historic Places - Huff-Lamberton House
Statement of Significance: Constructed in 1857, the Huff-Lamberton House in Winona is significant as one of the earliest and best-preserved residences of the Italian Villa style in the State of Minnesota. Exterior design treatment is indicative of a high degree of skilled craftsmanship and a refined knowledge of the architectural motifs and philosophies promoted by A.J. Downing and Calvert Vaux. Awareness of the exotic, which reached a high point in the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, is illustrated in the intricate filigree of the Moorish influence porch. The Huff-Lamberton House has long been recognized as an architectural landmark in Winona and southeastern Minnesota.
National Register of Historic Places - Huff-Lamberton House
Statement of Significance: Constructed in 1857, the Huff-Lamberton House in Winona is significant as one of the earliest and best-preserved residences of the Italian Villa style in the State of Minnesota. Exterior design treatment is indicative of a high degree of skilled craftsmanship and a refined knowledge of the architectural motifs and philosophies promoted by A.J. Downing and Calvert Vaux. Awareness of the exotic, which reached a high point in the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, is illustrated in the intricate filigree of the Moorish influence porch. The Huff-Lamberton House has long been recognized as an architectural landmark in Winona and southeastern Minnesota.
Posted Date
Jul 22, 2022
Historical Record Date
Dec 12, 1976
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
