Architect Leopold Wohler Area 1 ha Phone +1 320-564-4777 | NRHP Reference # 86002838 Year built 1861 Added to NRHP 3 August 1986 | |
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Nearest city Sacred Heart, Minnesota Address 76937-, 76947 145th St, Sacred Heart, MN 56285, United States Similar Lac qui Parle Mission, Sam Brown Memorial State Wa, Dr William W Mayo House, Alexander Harkin Store, Lower Sioux Agency | ||
The Joseph R. Brown State Wayside Rest is a National Scenic Byway Wayside Rest area. It is located on Renville County Highway 15, south of Sacred Heart, Minnesota, United States.
The Wayside Rest displays the granite ruins of Joseph R. Brown's home from 1862. Brown, his mixed-blood wife and twelve children lived in this home, which was a center of hospitality along the Minnesota River Valley. The three-story home was then considered a mansion compared to typical pioneer homes. It was destroyed during the Dakota War of 1862 on August 19, 1862. His family was spared because of his wife's Native American heritage.
Brown was a politician, inventor, publisher, and Indian Agent.
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Joseph Brown House Ruins Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA