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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Daniel F. Akin House

The Daniel F. Akin House is a historic house located at 19185 Akin Road in Farmington, Minnesota.

Description and history

The Italianate two-story farmhouse was built around 1860 from locally quarried limestone, and features a hipped roof with cupola on top. It is an example of the "Country Homes" style of Andrew Jackson Downing, a pioneer in American landscape architecture.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1979.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Farmington Heritage Landmarks" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  3. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.