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Swensson Farm Museum
Swensson farm house
Established1967 (1967)
Location115 100th Street SE, Granite Falls, Minnesota 56241
TypeLocal History
Executive directorCeleste Suter
Websitechippewacohistory.org
Olof Swensson Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Olof Swensson Farmstead
Swensson Farm Museum is located in Minnesota
Swensson Farm Museum
Swensson Farm Museum is located in the United States
Swensson Farm Museum
Location115 100th Street SE, Granite Falls, Minnesota 56241
Coordinates44°52′43″N 95°35′33″W / 44.878568°N 95.592478°W / 44.878568; -95.592478
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1901-1903
ArchitectOlof Swensson
Architectural styleItalianate, Georgian
NRHP reference No.74001010[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1974

The Swensson Farm Museum is a historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota, six miles (10 km) east of Montevideo. Established by Norwegian immigrants Olof and Ingeborg Swensson in the 1880s, the farmstead today serves as open-air museum operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society showcasing pioneer life and Swedish-American heritage.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Chippewa County Historical Society". Chippewa County Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

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