Captain Austin Jenks House

Jenks, Capt. Austin, House
Location Stillwater, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°3′5″N 92°48′35″W / 45.05139°N 92.80972°WCoordinates: 45°3′5″N 92°48′35″W / 45.05139°N 92.80972°W
Built 1871
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Italianate, Gothic Revival, Second Empire
Governing body Private
MPS Washington County MRA
NRHP Reference # 82003085[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 1982

Austin Jenks, a river boat captain and businessman, purchased property and built a house at 504 5th St. South, Stillwater, Minnesota, between 1861 and 1871. The house is composed of three architectural styles contemporary to the mid nineteenth century, all predating the Queen Anne style more commonly reflected in historic Stillwater homes.[2] The cruciform roof line and floor plan with a bracketed square entry tower in the arm of the cross are of the Italianate Tuscan Villa style. The steep eaves, soffits and finials together with gables and paired windows framed by square cut stone sills and lentils are in the American Gothic Revival style. Finally, the mansard tower roof, platform porches, and oval stained glass windows are of French Second Empire influence. The home has been recently restored to its original period condition by its present owner and occupant, Dr. J. Thomas Vaughan.[3] The Capt. Austin Jenks House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Final Survey Report for the South Hill Stillwater Residential Area, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota".
  3. ↑ U of M:CMRR:Faculty and Staff:Thomas Vaughan
  4. ↑ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

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