Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life
The Gibbs Farm is a museum in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, United States. The site was once the farmstead of Heman and Jane Gibbs, first built in 1854; the existing farmhouse includes the small, original cabin. The museum seeks to educate visitors on the lives of 19th-century Minnesota pioneers and the Dakota people who lived in southern Minnesota before the arrival of Europeans.
Heman Gibbs Farmstead | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The Heman Gibbs farmhouse in 2005 | |
| Location | 2097 Larpenteur Avenue, Falcon Heights, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°59′32″N 93°11′18″W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Website | http://www.rchs.com/gibbs-farm/ |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001009 |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1975 |
In 1974 the farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing consists of the farmhouse and barn, as the other museum structures are not original to the site.
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