Martin W. Hanks House, 1312 4th Street South, Stillwater, Minnesota
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| Address: | 1312 4th Street S |
| Neighborhood/s: | South Hill, Stillwater, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province | Stillwater, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Washington County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1896 |
| Primary Style: | Queen Anne |
| Additions: | Period-appropriate family room added to rear of home. |
| Major Alterations: | Intact |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Builder: | Sprich and Schmidt |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Wood |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt Shingles |
| Material of Foundation: | Stone |
| Building Permit Number: | 570 |
| First Owner: | Martin W. Hanks |
| Notes: | Martin W. Hanks was the son of steamboat captain Stephen B. Hanks, who was a cousin to Abraham Lincoln. Martin Hanks was the Secretary of the Stillwater Lumber Company. |
Although a relatively small Queen Anne for the City of Stillwater, the Martin W. Hanks House has lovely architectural features, including a wrap around front porch, upper porch with intact period trim and circular window element, and turret. The garden in the front yard was featured in the book Minnesota Gardens, and some of the plants have existed in the garden for over a century. The interior of the home features hardwood floors and several rooms have inlaid borders in various woods. A built-in-buffet, three pocket doors, open staircase, circular window, eyebrow window, canted window, period-appropriate light fixtures, and original door hardware are just a few highlights of this home. The canted stained glass window was featured in the Windows of Stillwater print.
Martin Hanks was the Secretary of the Stillwater Lumber Company, the son of steamboat captain Stephen Hanks, and the grandson of Thomas Hanks. Thomas Hanks was the brother of Nancy Hanks, who was the mother of Abraham Lincoln.
The original building permit, number 570, is dated May 28, 1896.Contents |
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Bibliography:
Peterson, Brent. "Stephen Hanks: Lincoln's Cousin and Steamboat Pilot." St. Croix Valley Press [White Bear Lake, Minnesota] 9 Sept. 1999: 9. Print.
1896-1897. Stillwater City Directory. Stillwater, Minnesota.
1900-1901. Stillwater City Directory. Stillwater, Minnesota.
St. Croix Collection. 28 May 1896. City of Stillwater Building Permit. Stillwater Public Library, Stillwater, MN.
Price, Susan Davis. "Gardening Renaissance 1970 - 1995." Minnesota Gardens: An Illustrated History. Afton, MN: Afton Historical Society, 1995. 128-29. Print.
Windows of Stillwater. N.d. Print. Stillwater, Minnesota.
