Watkins Manor House

Historic house in Minnesota, United States

Watkins Manor House

Paul Watkins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Paul Watkins House viewed from the north
44°2′49.3″N 91°38′7.6″W / 44.047028°N 91.635444°W / 44.047028; -91.635444
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1924–27
Architect	Cram & Ferguson
Architectural style	Jacobethan
NRHP reference No.	84000255^[1]
Designated	November 8, 1984

The Watkins Manor House is a historic mansion in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1924 to 1927 for Paul Watkins (1865–1931), second-generation leader of the J.R. Watkins Company and progenitor of its famous door-to-door sales strategy. It was designed in the Jacobethan style by architect Ralph Adams Cram.^[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as the Paul Watkins House for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce.^[3] It was nominated for its associations with Paul Watkins and the Watkins Company, and for its architecture, being a rare and unaltered example of a house designed by an architect better known for his churches and institutional buildings.^[2]

The manor is now part of a senior housing complex, containing apartments and community spaces.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Frame III, Robert M. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Watkins, Paul, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Watkins, Paul, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
^ "Senior Living at Watkins". Winona Health. 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-17.