Daniel F. Akin House

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Akin, Daniel F., House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nearest city:	Farmington, Minnesota
Coordinates:	44°40′18″N 93°10′18″W / 44.67167, -93.17167Coordinates: 44°40′18″N 93°10′18″W / 44.67167, -93.17167
Built/Founded:	1856
Architect:	Akin,Daniel F.
Architectural style(s):	Italianate
Added to NRHP:	December 31, 1979
NRHP Reference#:	79001223^[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Daniel F. Akin House is a ca. 1860 farmhouse, located at 19185 Akin Road, Farmington in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Italianate two-story home built of locally-quarried limestone 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.^[2]^[3]

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Farmington Heritage Landmarks. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

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