Rochester in Olmsted County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Heritage House
March 26, 2020
1. The Heritage House Marker
To the left of the NRHP marker is a Historical Structure marker for Rochester, Minnesota.
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 44° 1.564′ N, 92° 27.889′ W. Marker is in Rochester, Minnesota, in Olmsted County. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue NW and 3rd Street NW, on the right when traveling north on 1st Avenue NW. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 1st Ave NW, Rochester MN 55901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Central Park Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); The Avalon Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Rochester Armory Building (about 500 feet away); The Chateau Theatre (approx. Ό mile away); The Plummer Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Calvary Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rochester Public Library Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Conley Maass Downs Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Also see . . .
1. The Heritage House Victorian Museum
this page online
2. Minnesota SP Whiting, Timothy A., House - National Archives Catalog.
Statement of Significance:(Submitted on July 3, 2023.)
"The Whiting House is significant as a well-preserved representative example of residential Italianate architectural design which dates from Rochester's nineteenth century development as a center of agricultural commerce, before the twentieth century Mayo Clinic-related growth period. It was constructed for Timothy A. Whiting, prosperous Rochester grain merchant and owner of over 1,000 acres of cultivated land during the period when Olmsted County and southeast Minnesota was an important wheat-producing region. The Whiting House was moved three blocks in 1971-72 to avoid demolition; however, the house remains in the same north Rochester residential area traditionally known as Lower Town. Since the move the house has been restored and is presently maintained as a public historical museum"
March 26, 2020
2. The Heritage House and Marker
April 17, 2022
3. The Heritage House and Marker
March 26, 2020
4. The Heritage House Victorian Museum sign
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 24, 2022. 4. submitted on March 28, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
