Elias_and_Lisi_Aho_Farmstead

Elias and Lisi Aho Farmstead

Elias and Lisi Aho Farmstead

Historic farmstead in northern Minnesota, United States

The Elias and Lisi Aho Farmstead (/ˈeɪhoʊ/) is a historic farmstead in Waasa Township, Minnesota, United States. It was established by a Finnish immigrant family and includes five surviving buildings constructed with traditional Finnish log architecture from 1902 to 1907.[2] The farm was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its state-level significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, and European ethnic heritage.[3] The Aho Farmstead was nominated for reflecting the successful cultivation of northeastern Minnesota's cutover forests by Finnish American settlers and their use of traditional log architecture.[2]

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The historic district consists of six contributing properties, all dating to between 1902 and 1907. Five are log buildings: the house, the main barn, a smaller cattle barn, a riihi (grain-drying barn) later used as a stable, and a smoke sauna. The sixth contributing property comprises the fields east of the farmstead, which were first cleared by the Aho family during the same timeframe.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Koop, Michael (January 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aho, Elias and Lisi, Historic Farmstead. National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2021. With 8 accompanying photos from 1987–88
  3. [3]
    "Aho, Elias and Lisi, Historic Farmstead". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.
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