Captain Austin Jenks House

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location= Stillwater, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 45
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 92
long_minutes = 48
long_seconds = 35
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1871
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = April 20, 1982
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Washington County MRA
refnum=82003085cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] Austin Jenks, a river boat captain and businessman, purchased property and built a house at 504 5th St. South, Stillwater, Minnesota [http://www.ci.stillwater.mn.us/] between 1861 and 1871. The house is composed of three architectural styles contemporary to the mid nineteenth century, all predating the Queen Anne style [http://architecture.about.com/cs/housestyles/a/queenanne.htm/Victorian] more commonly reflected in historic Stillwater homes. [cite web|url=http://www.ci.stillwater.mn.us/vertical/Sites/%7B5BFEF821-C140-4887-AEB5-99440411EEFD%7D/uploads/%7BFA6303C8-0E39-4B7A-BAEA-887E0BAD6868%7D.PDF
title=Final Survey Report for the South Hill Stillwater Residential Area, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota] The cruciform roof line and floor plan with a bracketed square entry tower in the arm of the cross are of the Italianate [http://www.victorianvilla.com/architecture/index.htm/ Tuscan Villa] style. The steep eaves, soffits and finials together with gables and paired windows framed by square cut stone sills and lentils are in the [http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~twp/architecture/gothic/ American Gothic Revival] style. Finally, the mansard tower roof, platform porches, and oval stained glass windows are of French Second Empire [http://www.erasofelegance.com/arts/victarchitecture.html#4/] influence. The home has been recently restored to its original period condition by its present owner and occupant, Dr. J. Thomas Vaughan. [ [http://www.cmrr.umn.edu/facultystaff/tommy.shtml U of M:CMRR:Faculty and Staff:Thomas Vaughan ] ] The Capt. Austin Jenks House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3]

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