Dr. William W. Mayo House
The next owner of the home was Charlotte Wright Bradley (mother of Elizabeth, who married Carson Nesbit Cosgrove (1853-1936)). Bradley gave the home to the newlyweds in 1874. In 1903 Cosgrove presided at the organizational meeting of the Minnesota Valley Canning Company (later renamed Green Giant), becoming a pioneer of canning in the Minnesota River valley. Cosgrove's son, Edward, and grandson, Robert, each born in the home, also served as heads of the company over the ensuing decades before the company was swallowed by General Mills.
The Mayo House, also known as the W. W. Mayo House, is a state historic site managed by the Ney Nature Center in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society. The house has been restored and furnished to appear as in 1860. The Mayoview History Center, located in a separate building, features exhibits about the Mayo family, St. Mary's Hospital and the Mayo Clinic.
See also
- Dr. William J. Mayo House, Rochester, Minnesota, also NRHP-listed
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "W. W. Mayo House". Mayohouse.org. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ Clapesattle. "Mayo House". Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "The Cosgrove Years". Mayohouse.org. Archived from the original on 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Minnesota Historical Society: W.W. Mayo House". Retrieved 2015-05-27.
External links
- Minnesota Historical Society: W.W. Mayo House
- W. W. Mayo House, official site