Mike and Mary Matson Historic Farmstead | |
Location | 7776 Hanka Nevala Road, Embarrass Township, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 47°40′42″N 92°12′16″W / 47.67833°N 92.20444°W |
Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
Built | c. 1900 |
Architect | Gregorius Hanka |
Architectural style | Log |
MPS | Rural Finnish Log Buildings of St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1890–1930s MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90000769 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 9, 1990 |
The Mike and Mary Matson Farmstead is a historic farmstead in Embarrass Township, Minnesota, United States. It was established by a Finnish immigrant family around 1900 and includes five surviving buildings constructed with traditional Finnish log architecture. [2] The farm was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its state-level significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, and European ethnic heritage. [3] It was nominated for its association with the Finnish settlement and conversion of St. Louis County's cutover woodland into productive farmland, and for exhibiting their use of traditional log architecture. [2]
The historic district consists of seven contributing properties, all dating to around the year 1900. Five are log buildings: a cattle barn, a hay barn, a cattle and hay barn, a stable, and a smoke sauna. All five were constructed by the Matsons' neighbor Gregorius Hanka. Rounding out the inventory of historic properties are the farm's well and agricultural fields. [2]
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