Watkins Manor House Explained

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.

The manor is now part of a senior housing complex, containing apartments and community spaces.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Winona County, Minnesota

External links

• Senior Living at Watkins

Notes and References

1. Frame III . Robert M. . [{{NRHP url|id=84000255}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Watkins, Paul, House ]. National Park Service . August 1984 . 2017-07-17.
2. Web site: Watkins, Paul, House . Minnesota National Register Properties Database . Minnesota Historical Society . 2009 . 2017-09-17.
3. Web site: Senior Living at Watkins . Winona Health . 2017 . 2017-09-17.