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Jun 13, 1986
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Albert C. Wedge House
Statement of Significance: The Albert C. Wedge house is significant as a superior example of the Queen Anne shingled style and for its association with Dr. Albert Clark Wedge, pioneer settler and leading physician in Albert Lea for over 50 years, state senator and representative, livestock breeder, and leading state physician. Architecturally, the Wedge house is a superior example of the Queen Anne shingled style in Freeborn County. It is in excellent repair and has retained all its original richness of texture and detail on the front and side facades. Dr. Albert Clark Wedge (1834-1911) was born in Ohio, but the family moved west by stages, first to Indiana then to Wisconsin. Wedge spent three years at Ripon College and studied medicine under a local doctor there. He graduated in medicine from Cleveland (Ohio) Medical College in 1857 and was convinced by an uncle to settle in Minnesota. He arrived at Albert Lea by covered wagon when the settlement was a collection of four or five log houses and about 30 inhabitants. He took an active part in building up the city and practiced medicine for the next 50 years. When Albert Lea township was organized in , 1858, Wedge was elected chairman of the first board of supervisors. He served with the Third Minnesota Regiment in the Civil War as an Army doctor. After the War, Wedge served in the lower house of the state legislature in 1870-71, and as state senator in 1879-80, resigning to become collector of internal revenue under an appointment by President Garfield. Wedge was known for his outstanding ability as a physician and surgeon and was a frequent contributor to scientific and medical journals and to the local newspapers. Wedge served on many state boards and held numerous positions. While a state legislator, he was chairman of the committee on railroads and on the state prison investigation committee. He was chairman of the Republican congressional committee of his district for a year, and for several years chairman of the county committee. He was a member of Governor Merriman’s military staff and Governor Nelson’s assistant surgeon general. Governor McGill appointed him a member of the state medical examining board, where he served for four years, one as president. In 1880, he was president of the State Medical Society, and for some years was president of the Albert Lea Central Medical Society. He was elected vice-president of the International Association of Railroad Surgeons and was a long-standing trustee of Albert Lea College for Women. He owned "Oak Park Stock Farm" a mile west of Albert Lea and became an extensive stock breeder. When he died, the Albert Lea mayor suspended business in the city send thousands of people followed the casket to the cemetery
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Albert C. Wedge House
Statement of Significance: The Albert C. Wedge house is significant as a superior example of the Queen Anne shingled style and for its association with Dr. Albert Clark Wedge, pioneer settler and leading physician in Albert Lea for over 50 years, state senator and representative, livestock breeder, and leading state physician. Architecturally, the Wedge house is a superior example of the Queen Anne shingled style in Freeborn County. It is in excellent repair and has retained all its original richness of texture and detail on the front and side facades. Dr. Albert Clark Wedge (1834-1911) was born in Ohio, but the family moved west by stages, first to Indiana then to Wisconsin. Wedge spent three years at Ripon College and studied medicine under a local doctor there. He graduated in medicine from Cleveland (Ohio) Medical College in 1857 and was convinced by an uncle to settle in Minnesota. He arrived at Albert Lea by covered wagon when the settlement was a collection of four or five log houses and about 30 inhabitants. He took an active part in building up the city and practiced medicine for the next 50 years. When Albert Lea township was organized in , 1858, Wedge was elected chairman of the first board of supervisors. He served with the Third Minnesota Regiment in the Civil War as an Army doctor. After the War, Wedge served in the lower house of the state legislature in 1870-71, and as state senator in 1879-80, resigning to become collector of internal revenue under an appointment by President Garfield. Wedge was known for his outstanding ability as a physician and surgeon and was a frequent contributor to scientific and medical journals and to the local newspapers. Wedge served on many state boards and held numerous positions. While a state legislator, he was chairman of the committee on railroads and on the state prison investigation committee. He was chairman of the Republican congressional committee of his district for a year, and for several years chairman of the county committee. He was a member of Governor Merriman’s military staff and Governor Nelson’s assistant surgeon general. Governor McGill appointed him a member of the state medical examining board, where he served for four years, one as president. In 1880, he was president of the State Medical Society, and for some years was president of the Albert Lea Central Medical Society. He was elected vice-president of the International Association of Railroad Surgeons and was a long-standing trustee of Albert Lea College for Women. He owned "Oak Park Stock Farm" a mile west of Albert Lea and became an extensive stock breeder. When he died, the Albert Lea mayor suspended business in the city send thousands of people followed the casket to the cemetery
Jun 13, 1986
Posted Date
Aug 02, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jun 13, 1986
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
