Andrew Doig House

Andrew Doig House. At Home in Wasioja. , Bill Patterson sitting on the porch. He owned the Doig House from 1963 to 1986., In the early days of building Wasioja, town founder Curtis Moses recruited Andrew and Alexander Doig, Scottish immigrant brothers and stonemasons, to come help build the town. The brothers built a series of homes and other structures in Wasioja and nearby Mantorville. In Wasioja, their work included the seminary, businesses, and homes., In 1858, Andrew decided to build himself a house out of the local stone. He constructed his family's home in the "French-Canadian style" – it features a broken pediment, belly windows, and carefully laid rows of limestone., By 1860, Andrew and his wife Agnes were settled into the house. His brother Alexander lived next door, and the two continued working together as stonemasons. Alexander mustered into Company C of the Second Minnesota Infantry on June 19, 1861 but returned to Wasioja after the war., By 1860, Andrew and his wife Agnes lived in the house and his brother Alexander lived next door., By 1873, Andrew and his wife had moved to Rochester, where he continued his work in a series of stonecutting partnerships. He was also elected to the Rochester City Council and remained a prominent citizen of Rochester until his death., Over the decades, a series of private owners have preserved and maintained the home.