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North (front) Elevation, Looking Southeast
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North (front) And East Side Elevation, Looking Southwest
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East Side Elevation, Looking West
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East Side Elevation Porch, Showing Hand Pump For Water
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Detail Of Hand Pump On East Porch
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South (rear) And West Side Elevations, Looking Northeast
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Interior View Of Stairway
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Interior View Of Parlor, Looking Towards Hallway
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Interior View Of Parlor
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Interior View Of Dining Room
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Interior View Of Second Floor Bedroom
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Item Title
Location163 Ninth Avenue,
Granite Falls, MN
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MN-87
Building/structure dates:
1878 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1894 subsequent work
Significance: Home of the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the House of Representatives (1903-23) where as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee he drafted the 1919 National Prohibition Enforcement Act, better known as the "Volstead Act."
Subjects
HousesOffices
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
2. NORTH (FRONT) AND EAST SIDE ELEVATION, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
3. EAST SIDE ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST
4. EAST SIDE ELEVATION PORCH, SHOWING HAND PUMP FOR WATER
5. DETAIL OF HAND PUMP ON EAST PORCH
6. SOUTH (REAR) AND WEST SIDE ELEVATIONS, LOOKING NORTHEAST
7. INTERIOR VIEW OF STAIRWAY
8. INTERIOR VIEW OF PARLOR, LOOKING TOWARDS HALLWAY
9. INTERIOR VIEW OF PARLOR
10. INTERIOR VIEW OF DINING ROOM
11. INTERIOR VIEW OF SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM
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