Captain Austin Jenks House
Stillwater, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Captain Austin Jenks House is a historic Italianate house in Stillwater, Minnesota, built in 1871. Austin Jenks (d. 1902), a prominent businessman and river pilot, was active in timber rafting on the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in architecture, industry, and transportation, reflecting the importance of water transportation to the region's lumber industry.
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- house
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
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- Stillwater, United States
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