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