The stone fence added to the Woodbury House property by the Caswell family in 1911. Both the vehicle and pedestrian gates are visible, opening onto an unpaved Ferry Street. Photographer and exact date unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 2074.1.5. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Stone fence around Woodbury House

The stone fence added to the Woodbury House property by the Caswell family in 1911. Both the vehicle and pedestrian gates are visible, opening onto an unpaved Ferry Street. Photographer and exact date unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 2074.1.5. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Mary D. Woodbury Caswell, ca. 1880. Mary grew up in the Woodbury House with her brother, and inherited it from her mother in 1908. She and her husband, Irving Caswell, raised their son there. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 3000.4.32-B. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society

Mary D. Woodbury Caswell

Mary D. Woodbury Caswell, ca. 1880. Mary grew up in the Woodbury House with her brother, and inherited it from her mother in 1908. She and her husband, Irving Caswell, raised their son there. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 3000.4.32-B. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society

The Rum River side and enclosed porch of the Woodbury House, 1993. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 3000.4.32-B. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Woodbury House

The Rum River side and enclosed porch of the Woodbury House, 1993. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 3000.4.32-B. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Woodbury House, Anoka

The Woodbury House is the second-oldest extant house in the city of Anoka. It served as a home to several families from the time of its construction until the mid-2000s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 2020, it is owned by the City of Anoka and leased to the Mad Hatter Tea Room restaurant.

Thorstein Veblen home interior (furnished), Nerstrand, Minnesota, ca. 2011.

Veblen home interior

Thorstein Veblen home interior (furnished), Nerstrand, Minnesota, ca. 2011.

Thorstein Veblen home interior, ca. 2010. Nerstrand, Minn.

Veblen home interior

Thorstein Veblen home interior, ca. 2010. Nerstrand, Minn.

Thorstein Veblen Farmstead

The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead is a historic landmark in Nerstrand, Minnesota. From 1866 until 1888, it was the primary home of Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), a son of Norwegian immigrants who would become a world-renowned economist and social scientist. His most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), introduced the term “conspicuous consumption.” The ten-acre farmstead was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and designated a National Historical Landmark in 1981.

High bridge over the Kettle River near Sandstone, before September 1, 1894, and after the trees in the area were cut down by a logging company, which left highly flammable debris (slash) to serve as fire fuel. Photograph Collection, Sandstone History and Art Center, Sandstone.

Bridge over the Kettle River

High bridge over the Kettle River near Sandstone, before September 1, 1894, and after the trees in the area were cut down by a logging company, which left highly flammable debris (slash) to serve as fire fuel. Photograph Collection, Sandstone History and Art Center, Sandstone.

Photograph of the Ticknor House taken in 1972. Interior renovations in 1938 had turned the house into three separate apartments, and divided up and sold much of the Ticknor property that formerly took up the whole block. No further extensive renovations were made until after the house was sold out of the Ticknor family in 1977. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID# 3000.3.66.

Ticknor House

Photograph of the Ticknor House taken in 1972. Interior renovations in 1938 had turned the house into three separate apartments, and divided up and sold much of the Ticknor property that formerly took up the whole block. No further extensive renovations were made until after the house was sold out of the Ticknor family in 1977. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID# 3000.3.66.

Topographical plat map of the Ticknor lot, listed as the residence of Mr. J.H. Niles (John Niles). The map is not dated, but was definitely made after the 1901 renovations of the home, and was most likely done in the 1906-1913 period, when John Niles was the owner. Created by J. S. Hill, engineer. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID# 3000.3.66.

Plat map of the Ticknor lot

Topographical plat map of the Ticknor lot, listed as the residence of Mr. J.H. Niles (John Niles). The map is not dated, but was definitely made after the 1901 renovations of the home, and was most likely done in the 1906-1913 period, when John Niles was the owner. Created by J. S. Hill, engineer. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID# 3000.3.66.

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