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I would think this has to be one of the earliest surviving brick homes in the metro area. (Probably Red Wing, Hastings, or Stillwater has older ones.) Does anyone know of an older one in the TC?--Appraiser 13:07, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

• I don't know if the commander's house at Fort Snelling is original or if it's a reproduction, but if it was made of brick, then it's certainly older. I don't have a resource for checking that, though. I wouldn't expect there to be any brick houses west of the Mississippi before the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was signed, but Washington County could certainly have some brick houses. The National Register has a multiple property submission for Washington County that mentions the Captain John Oliver House in Lakeland in 1849 and the Mitchell Jackson Farmhouse in Lakeland in 1850, but they don't say what kind of materials they were made of. The Grey Cloud Lime Kiln in Cottage Grove dates to 1850, but that was made of stone. It's an interesting question, though. Also of note, there's a plaque on a rock on the east side of Lake Calhoun saying something like, "On the hill above, the first dwelling in the city of Minneapolis was erected by Gideon H. Pond" with a date, but I forget the date. (Was it 1839?) --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 15:39, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Also, were any of the houses in early Mendota made of brick? The Sibley House, the oldest private residence in Minnesota, is made of limestone, but has a brick outbuilding. The Faribault house also appears to be made of stone. Mendota and St. Paul would be the likely candidates for houses older than the Gideon Pond house. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 15:51, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

• I know of several older brick homes in Washington County. I believe all the dwellings in Mendota pre-dating Pond's are all stone (I know Faribault's and Sibley's are). John Stevens' and Ard Godfrey's are both clappboard. I'm not sure what house in St. Paul might be close to that age - perhaps something in Lowertown or Dayton's Bluff. And I too don't know whether the commander's house at Ft. Snelling is a reproduction or not - something to find out next time I'm there.--Appraiser 16:06, 18 May 2007 (UTC)