Daniel F. Akin House

Daniel F. Akin House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Daniel F. Akin House from the east
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Location	19185 Akin Road, Farmington, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°40′18″N 93°10′18″W
Built	1856
Architect	Daniel F. Akin
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	79001223[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1979

The Daniel F. Akin House is a historic house located at 19185 Akin Road in Farmington, Minnesota.

Description and history

The Italianate two-story farmhouse was built around 1860 from locally quarried limestone, and features a hipped roof with cupola on top. It is an example of the "Country Homes" style of Andrew Jackson Downing, a pioneer in American landscape architecture.^[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1979.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Farmington Heritage Landmarks" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
3. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.