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Thorstein Veblen Farmstead

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The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead is a National Historic Landmark near Nerstrand in Rice County, Minnesota, preserving the boyhood home of economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen, author of The Theory of the Leisure Class. The 10-acre property includes a two-story Greek Revival frame house, a granary, a barn with milking shed, and a chicken coop, built by Veblen's father Thomas Veblen between 1867 and 1870; the family farmed there until selling the property in 1893. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981, and is now held under a preservation easement by the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Farm 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Nerstrand, United States 3
Completed Year
1867 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Farm 2
Connections

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Farm, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Thorstein Veblen Farmstead (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Thorstein Veblen Farmstead (Wikipedia)
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1. Thorstein Veblen Farmstead (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorstein_Veblen_Farmstead, lead definition
    The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead is a National Historic Landmark near Nerstrand in rural Rice County, Minnesota.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead is a National Historic Landmark near Nerstrand in Rice County, Minnesota, preserving the boyhood home of economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen, author of The Theory of the Leisure Class. The 10-acre property includes a two-story Greek Revival frame house, a granary, a barn with milking shed, and a chicken coop, built by Veblen's father Thomas Veblen between 1867 and 1870; the family farmed there until selling the property in 1893. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981, and is now held under a preservation easement by the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1867)
    completion_date/completed = 1867-1870
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Greek Revival
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia article
    The house is a two-story frame structure, with a side gable roof, two chimneys, and clapboard siding.
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2. Thorstein Veblen Farmstead (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Farm)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Farm)
Wikidata item Q7796748, instance of (P31): farm
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3. Thorstein Veblen Farmstead (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Nerstrand, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Nerstrand, United States
Wikidata item Q7796748, property P131/P17 (location): Nerstrand, United States
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