613 Broadway Street South
Jordan, MN, USA

  • Architectural Style: Italianate
  • Bathroom: N/A
  • Year Built: 1858
  • National Register of Historic Places: Yes
  • Square Feet: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: Apr 17, 1980
  • Neighborhood: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: Industry / Commerce / Exploration/Settlement / Architecture
  • Bedrooms: N/A
  • Architectural Style: Italianate
  • Year Built: 1858
  • Square Feet: N/A
  • Bedrooms: N/A
  • Bathroom: N/A
  • Neighborhood: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places: Yes
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: Apr 17, 1980
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: Industry / Commerce / Exploration/Settlement / Architecture
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Apr 09, 2016

  • Charmaine Bantugan

Foss and Wells House

The Foss and Wells House is a historic Italianate house located in Jordan, Minnesota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1980. Description and history It was built with local sandstone in 1858. Foss and Wells operated a nearby flour and gristmill.

Foss and Wells House

The Foss and Wells House is a historic Italianate house located in Jordan, Minnesota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1980. Description and history It was built with local sandstone in 1858. Foss and Wells operated a nearby flour and gristmill.

Apr 17, 1980

  • Charmaine Bantugan

National Register of Historic Places - Foss and Wells House

Statement of Significance: The Foss and Wells House is significant both for its association with Jordan's early milling industry and for its distinctive stone construction and Italianate design. The house was built in 1858, shortly after Jordan was platted, by Edwin and James Foss and Rufus ¥ells. Both families occupied the house at that time and jointly owned and operated a nearby flour and grist mill. During the 1860s and 70s, Jordan claimed to be the prime wheat market in Scott County, and milling played a significant role in the town's early and rapid development. Foss and Wells owned the property until 1890. It has been owned by the family of the present owners since 1911. The house is also significant. For its distinctive construction and design. The gracious Italianate residence overlooking the town of Jordan bespeaks the pride and prosperity of the families who built it and records one aspect of the community's period of greatest prosperity.

National Register of Historic Places - Foss and Wells House

Statement of Significance: The Foss and Wells House is significant both for its association with Jordan's early milling industry and for its distinctive stone construction and Italianate design. The house was built in 1858, shortly after Jordan was platted, by Edwin and James Foss and Rufus ¥ells. Both families occupied the house at that time and jointly owned and operated a nearby flour and grist mill. During the 1860s and 70s, Jordan claimed to be the prime wheat market in Scott County, and milling played a significant role in the town's early and rapid development. Foss and Wells owned the property until 1890. It has been owned by the family of the present owners since 1911. The house is also significant. For its distinctive construction and design. The gracious Italianate residence overlooking the town of Jordan bespeaks the pride and prosperity of the families who built it and records one aspect of the community's period of greatest prosperity.

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