Oliver Kelley Farm

Oliver H. Kelley Homestead
Minnesota State Register of Historic Places
A two-story wooden house with one-story projections
The farmhouse at the Oliver Kelley Farm
A map of Minnesota with a dot in the east central portion of the state
A map of Minnesota with a dot in the east central portion of the state
A map of Minnesota with a dot in the east central portion of the state
A map of Minnesota with a dot in the east central portion of the state
Location15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River, Minnesota
Coordinates45°15′27″N 93°32′18″W / 45.25750°N 93.53833°W / 45.25750; -93.53833
Area189 acres (76 ha)
Built1850–1870, 1876
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleItalianate[2]
NRHP reference No.66000406[1]
Significant dates
Designated NHLJuly 19, 1964[3]
Designated NRHPOctober 15, 1966

The Oliver Kelley Farm is a farm museum in Elk River, Minnesota, United States. From 1850 to 1870 it was owned by Oliver Hudson Kelley, one of the founders of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, the country's first national agrarian advocacy group. The Oliver Kelley Farm is operated as a historic site by the Minnesota Historical Society. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964 under the name Oliver H. Kelley Homestead—which also places it on the National Register of Historic Places—for its national significance in the themes of agriculture and social history.[2] It was nominated as a representative of the beginnings of agrarian activism in the United States, setting the stage for the Farmers' Alliance and the People's Party of the late 19th century.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Kelley, Oliver H., Farmstead (National Historic Landmark)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Oliver H. Kelley Homestead". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  4. ^ Lissandrello, Stephen (December 30, 1975). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oliver H. Kelley Homestead. National Park Service. Retrieved January 18, 2022. With three accompanying photos from 1969 and 1975.

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