Elias and Lisi Aho Farmstead

	Elias and Lisi Aho Historic Farmstead
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	The Aho Farmstead's farmhouse (foreground) and cattle barn (background right) viewed from the west
Location	7410 Skarp Road, Waasa Township, Minnesota
Coordinates	47°39′6″N 92°9′35″W / 47.65167°N 92.15972°W
Area	160 acres (65 ha)
Built	1902–1907
Architect	Elias Aho
Architectural style	Log
MPS	Rural Finnish Log Buildings of St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1890–1930s MPS
NRHP reference No.	90000499
Added to NRHP	April 9, 1990

The Elias and Lisi Aho Farmstead (/ˈeɪhoʊ/) is a historic farmstead in Waasa Township, Minnesota, United States. It was established by a Finnish immigrant family and includes five surviving buildings constructed with traditional Finnish log architecture from 1902 to 1907.^[2] The farm was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its state-level significance in the themes of agriculture, architecture, and European ethnic heritage.^[3] The Aho Farmstead was nominated for reflecting the successful cultivation of northeastern Minnesota's cutover forests by Finnish American settlers and their use of traditional log architecture.^[2]

Description

The historic district consists of six contributing properties, all dating to between 1902 and 1907. Five are log buildings: the house, the main barn, a smaller cattle barn, a riihi (grain-drying barn) later used as a stable, and a smoke sauna. The sixth contributing property comprises the fields east of the farmstead, which were first cleared by the Aho family during the same timeframe.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Koop, Michael (January 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aho, Elias and Lisi, Historic Farmstead. National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2021. With 8 accompanying photos from 1987–88
^ "Aho, Elias and Lisi, Historic Farmstead". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Koop-2] Koop, Michael (January 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aho, Elias and Lisi, Historic Farmstead. National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2021. With 8 accompanying photos from 1987–88

[3] "Aho, Elias and Lisi, Historic Farmstead". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.

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