George W. Wentworth House

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George W. Wentworth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	1575 Oakdale Avenue, West St. Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates:	44°53′55.55″N 93°4′18.52″W / 44.8987639, -93.0718111Coordinates: 44°53′55.55″N 93°4′18.52″W / 44.8987639, -93.0718111
Built/Founded:	1887
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Queen Anne
Added to NRHP:	December 31, 1979
NRHP Reference#:	79001237^[1]
Governing body:	Private

The George W. Wentworth House is a large Queen Anne style home, that was built in 1887 in West Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Wentworth was an emigre from England who traded in horses; he was also involved in local politics, working to organize the city of South Saint Paul. In the late 1880s, a dispute arose between the farmers in the western portion of the city, whom Wentworth represented, and the people living around the stockyards in the eastern portion of the city. West Saint Paul disjoined from South Saint Paul in 1889 and Wentworth remained politically active in the new city. After his death in 1908, the house remained vacant for many years before being renovated by subsequent owners.^[2]^[3]

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
^ Historic Sites:West Saint Paul. Dakota County Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.

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