General Mining Superintendent's House - Coleraine, Minnesota - Minnesota Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

"The General Mining Superintendent's Home, 100 Cole Street. This home was built as the district general superintendent’s residence by the Oliver Iron Mining Company in 1910- 11, replacing an earlier log structure which was located north of downtown area.

It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

At the time of its construction, Michael Godfrey was district superintendent, having replaced John C. Greenway. Godfrey, his wife and two children were the home’s first residents.

It was thought to be quite lavish, located on a knoll east of the mining company office and overlooking Trout Lake, with much of the The General Mining Superintendent’s Home villages of Bovey and Coleraine in plain view. The landscaped grounds were a showplace, with manicured lawns and several flower beds. It was the site of many large social gatherings over the first half of the century.

The house is a two-and-a-half story frame structure covered by a multi-gabled roof. Originally the building was sheathed in clapboard and two-tone brown in color.

The interior remains virtually intact, having been carefully maintained by the mining company. A fully plastered and finished basement provides for four full floors of living space. The original detached frame garage is located on the property.

A stone stairway follows the hillside down to a grassy lakeshore area and sandy beach, where an original rock retaining wall and concrete and- steel boathouse still remain.

The home has had only four owners. In 1985, the southern section of the property was divided and a new home built on that site." - text of marker

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