Coates House (Virginia, Minnesota)

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Coates House
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The Coates House viewed from the east
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Location817 S. 5th Avenue,
Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°30′58.5″N92°32′19.7″W / 47.516250°N 92.538806°W / 47.516250; -92.538806
AreaLess than one acre
BuiltCirca 1912
NRHP reference No. 80004358 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1980

The Coates House is a historic house in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It was built around 1912 as one of the city's larger and finer residences. A succession of prominent people in the local lumber industry lived in it. [2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and social history. [3] It was nominated for demonstrating the class distinctions telegraphed by housing stock on the Iron Range at the turn of the 20th century. [2] Large houses for the managerial class provided a sharp contrast to the boarding houses and small cottages into which the period's working class population was crowded. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Skrief, Charles (1979-09-10). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Coates House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-06-30. With three accompanying photos from 1979
  3. "Coates House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  4. Skrief, Charles (1979-09-10). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Lumber Mill Manager Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-19.