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Gull Lake Reservoir Dam, Dam Tender's Residence, Lake Shore, Cass County, MN
LocationDam Tender's Residence,
Lake Shore vicinity, MN
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
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Survey number HAER MN-70-A
Significance: The Gull Lake Dam Tender's House is one of two remaining original dam tender's dwellings at the Mississippi River Headwaters dam sites. Until recently, when the Corps of Engineers decided it was no longer necessary for personnel to live at the dam site, dam tenders and their families lived in the houses. The dam tender's dwelling was one of many original structures that formed a complex at each of the dam sites, which included service buildings, root cellars, chicken coops, barns and the dam tender's office. This complex of structures allowed dam personnel and their families to be self-sufficient. The Gull Lake Dam Tender's House is a good example of Craftsman style architecture, which was popular in Minnesota between 1909 and 1920.
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Offices
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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