Comstock House

Solomon Gilman Comstock House
Location 506 8th Street South
Moorhead, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°52′9″N 96°46′5″W / 46.86917°N 96.76806°WCoordinates: 46°52′9″N 96°46′5″W / 46.86917°N 96.76806°W
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1882–3
Architect Kees & Finch
Architectural style Queen Anne, Other, Queen Anne-Eastlake
Governing body State
MPS Clay County MRA (AD)
NRHP Reference # 74001011[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 1974

The Comstock House is a historic house museum in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. It is the restored home of U.S. Congressman and businessman Solomon Comstock with its original furnishings. The house is run by a partnership between the Minnesota Historical Society and city of Moorhead.[2]

The house has two stories and eleven rooms and was designed by architecture firm Kees and Fisk. Construction was completed between 1882 and 1883, and the architecture is a combination of Queen Anne style and that of English designer Charles Eastlake.[3]

In 1965 George and Frances Comstock gave the house to the Minnesota Historical Society, and starting in 1976, the house was restored to its original late 19th century style.[3]

The Comstock House in 1885, shortly after completion 
Reception room or small parlor to left of front door ca. 1900 

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Historic Sites: Comstock House". Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Moorhead's Comstock A Story of Restoration". Retrieved 2012-01-31.

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