Ezra Abbott House

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Ezra Abbott House
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The Ezra Abbott House viewed from the northeast
Ezra Abbott House is located in Minnesota
Ezra Abbott House
Location345 Broadway Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota
Coordinates44°5′4.5″N 93°13′8.3″W / 44.084583°N 93.218972°W / 44.084583; -93.218972Coordinates: 44°5′4.5″N 93°13′8.3″W / 44.084583°N 93.218972°W / 44.084583; -93.218972
AreaLess than one acre
Builtc. 1860
Built byAbijab Odell
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.75001029[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1975

The Ezra Abbott House is a historic house in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States. It was built around 1860 for Ezra Abbott (1805–1876), an influential early settler of Owatonna.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 for having local significance in the theme of exploration/settlement.[3] It was nominated for its associations with Abbott, who settled in Owatonna in 1855, helped survey the townsite, built the sawmill that produced much of the town's lumber, served as Steele County's first superintendent of schools, and helped advocate for the creation of the .[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b VanBrocklin, Lynne (1975-03-07). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abbot, Ezra, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-25. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Abbott, Ezra, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

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