Richard W. Sears House, 305 Main Street North, Stewartville, Minnesota

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Richard W. Sears House
Address:	305 Main Street N
City/locality- State/province	Stewartville, Minnesota
County- State/province:	Olmsted County, Minnesota
State/province:	Minnesota
Country:	United States
Year built:	1860
Historic Function:	Single Dwellingwarning.png"Single Dwelling" is not in the list of possible values (House/single dwelling or duplex, Airport terminal, Apartments/condominiums, Auditorium/music facility, Bank/financial institution, Barn/agricultural building, Business, Capitol , City hall/town hall/, Civic, Clinic/medical office, Clubhouse, College/university, Correctional facility, Courthouse, Dancehall/reception area, Department store, Drive-in restaurant or business, Energy facility, Fire/police station, Fortification, Gas/filling station, Government office, Grain elevator, Hospital, Hotel/motel, Institutional housing, Library, Manufacturing facility, Meeting hall, Military facility, Mortuary/funeral home, Multiple dwelling, Museum, Office, Organizational, Park building, Post office, Public works, Rail-related, including depots, Ranger station, Religious/Place of worship, Religious facility, other, Resort/spa, Restaurant, Sanitarium, School, Shopping center/mall/strip mall, Secondary building/sheds, privies, Sports facility/stadium, Theater/concert hall, Warehouse/storage, Other) for this property.
Current Function:	Museum
Builder:	Nicholas Gaskigar

305 Main Street North is attributed to being the childhood home of Richard Sears, founder of Sears, Roebuck Company.

Contents 1 History 2 Memories and stories 3 Photo Gallery 4 Related Links 5 Notes

History

James Sears, father of Richard Sears, was an early pioneer of Stewartville. He worked as a blacksmith. The family lived in this house until 1869 when they moved to nearby Spring Valley.

Memories and stories

Photo Gallery

Related Links

Notes