Ignatius Eckert House

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Ignatius Eckert House
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The Ignatius Eckert House from the southeast
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Location724 Ashland Avenue,
Hastings, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates 44°44′18.5″N92°51′24″W / 44.738472°N 92.85667°W / 44.738472; -92.85667 Coordinates: 44°44′18.5″N92°51′24″W / 44.738472°N 92.85667°W / 44.738472; -92.85667
AreaLess than one acre
Built1850s
Architectural styleCupolated Italian Villa
NRHP reference No. 78003071 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1978

The Ignatius Eckert House is historic house in Hastings, Minnesota, United States. It was built in Nininger, Minnesota, in the early 1850s and moved to Hastings in 1857 by then-owner Thomas Reed. [2] [3] The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its local significance in architecture as an exemplary specimen of an Italian Villa-style house with a cupola. [2] It is an example of the "Country Homes" style of Andrew Jackson Downing, a pioneer in American landscape architecture.[ citation needed ] The original owner, Reverend G. W. T. Wright, was a minister at the nearby Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church. Ignatius Eckert, a retired farmer, bought the home around 1909. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Landis, Michael (1977-08-05). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Eckert, Ignatius, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-02.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota . Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN   0-87351-448-3.
  4. "Wright-Eckert-McNamara House". Dakota County Historical Society. 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-22.