O. E. Rolvaag House
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| O. E. Rølvaag House | |
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| Location: | 311 Manitou St. Northfield, Minnesota |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1912[1] |
| Architectural style(s): | Craftsman bungalow |
| Designated as NHL: | August 4, 1969 |
| Added to NRHP: | August 4, 1969 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 69000078[2][3] |
| Governing body: | private |
The O. E. Rølvaag House was the home of Ole Edvart Rølvaag (1876-1931), the first novelist to describe the psychological cost of pioneering on the American frontier. The home is located at 311 Manitou Street in Northfield in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Rølvaag's famous trilogy—Giants in the Earth (1927), Peder Victorious (1928), and Their Father's God (1931)—assesses the adjustments immigrant farmers had to make to prosper in the American Midwest. As a Norwegian immigrant, he wrote most of his works in this house, which is near St. Olaf College where he taught.[1][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-31).
- ^ National Register of Historic Places. unofficial site (2007-10-31).
- ^ O. E. Rolvaag House. National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Stephen Lissandrello (September 26, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: O. E. Rolvaag HousePDF (346 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 images from 1975.PDF (449 KiB)
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