The Watkins Manor House is a historic mansion in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1924 to 1927 for Paul Watkins (1865–1931), second-generation leader of the J.R. Watkins Company and progenitor of its famous door-to-door sales strategy. It was designed in the Jacobethan style by architect Ralph Adams Cram.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as the Paul Watkins House for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce.[3] It was nominated for its associations with Paul Watkins and the Watkins Company, and for its architecture, being a rare and unaltered example of a house designed by an architect better known for his churches and institutional buildings.[2]

Watkins Manor House
Paul Watkins House
The Paul Watkins House viewed from the north
Watkins Manor House is located in Minnesota
Watkins Manor House
Watkins Manor House is located in the United States
Watkins Manor House
Location175 East Wabasha Street, Winona, Minnesota
Coordinates44°2′49.3″N 91°38′7.6″W / 44.047028°N 91.635444°W / 44.047028; -91.635444
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1924–27
ArchitectCram & Ferguson
Architectural styleJacobethan
NRHP reference No.84000255[1]
Designated November 8, 1984
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The manor is now part of a senior housing complex, containing apartments and community spaces.[4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Frame III, Robert M. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Watkins, Paul, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Watkins, Paul, House". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ "Senior Living at Watkins". Winona Health. 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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