Stavig House - Sisseton, SD
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NevaP
N 45° 39.694 W 097° 03.129
14T E 651742 N 5058291
This 1916 Victorian Queen Anne house is now a museum.
Waymark Code: WM3W3G
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
Views: 3
In the 1890s Andrew Stavig and his younger brothers, Hans and Magnus, sons of a Norwegian immigrant, opened Stavig's department store in the fast growing town of Sisseton, SD.
Andrew built this beautiful three story home for his family in 1916. The ten bedroom, three story house has a wrap around porch and a corner tower. At times the family shared the house with newly arrived immigrants and store clerks. Andrew's daughter Mathilda lived in the house her entire life. When she died at age 90 in 1994 the house was willed to the Heritage Museum of Roberts County.
The exterior and interior of the house have had no major alterations.
It is open for tours, Thursday through Monday, from Memorial day to Labor Day.
Street address:
112 West First Avenue
Sisseton, SD USA
57262
County / Borough / Parish: Roberts
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic, Single Dwelling
Current function: Recreation And Culture , Museum.
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 05/26/2008 To: 09/01/2008
Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 AM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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