O.A.E. Blyberg House
O.A.E. Blyberg House | |
| Location | 22 5th Ave., SW Pelican Rapids, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 46°33′51″N 96°05′05″W / 46.564268°N 96.084698°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001631[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1984 |
The O.A.E. Blyberg House is a historic building located in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Blyberg was a merchant and land speculator who settled here in 1871. He opened the first store in town and served as its first postmaster. His success is exemplified by this 2½-story brick residence that Blyberg had built in 1884 on a large tree-filled lot, and it remains one of the finest houses in town.[2] The Italianate structure features an irregular plan, locally produced cream-colored brick, a low hipped roof with brackets and pendants, a wrap-around porch, and dressed stone window sills. The second story on the back of the house, the balconies on the east and west elevation, a single-story room on the east side, and the pedimented gabled dormers (except for the one on the north elevation) were added in a 1901-1902 renovation. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Thomas Harvey. "O.A.E. Blyberg House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 27, 2017. with photos