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Laura Ingalls Wilder House

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paid a $ 100 down payment on 40 acres (16 ha) of farmland. They named their home "Rocky Ridge." Two rooms of the house were initially built between 1895 and 1897. Further additions through 1912 brought the house to its present form with ten rooms. Most of the work was done by Almanzo, with help
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series, Wilder began writing the series while living there. The house, together with the nearby Rock Cottage on the same property, represents one of the few surviving places where she resided. Shortly after her death local residents initiated legal steps to acquire the house through the incorporation
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stories in height with a raised attic section that approaches two stories in places. The original kitchen and one other room are one story. It has several porches. Dormers and gable windows provide light and air to the upper level. There are six rooms on the main level, and three on the upper level.
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as a gift to her parents, who lived there from 1928 to 1936. Laura began to write at the age of 65 in there. It is part of the Wilder Museum, but is not included in the National Historic Landmark designation.
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of a non-profit organization to preserve her legacy. Owned by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association, the house is open to the public for tours. It was designated a
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A pleasant pathway leads from the main house to the Rock House, about 1/3 miles long. The Rock House is also accessible by a separate parking area.
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on July 17, 1991. The Rock Cottage, located nearby on the same property, was built by their daughter
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The house is now a museum devoted to Laura and her writings. It was placed on the
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You Need A Farm! Laura Ingalls Wilder and American Farming (Caroline Fraser)
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The Wilder house is an irregularly-shaped wood-frame structure, typically
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The House on Rocky Ridge Farm: Preserved, Not Restored (William Anderson)
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Upton, Lucille Morris (November 19, 1961). "Rocky Ridge Becomes Shrine".
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Johnson, Doug (September 16, 2000). "Little House' is a big deal".
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National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Missouri
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
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from local carpenters and from Laura, using local materials.
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from 1896 until her death in 1957. The author of the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Laura Ingalls Wilder House is located in Missouri
Laura Ingalls Wilder House is located in the United States
Mansfield, Missouri
37°5′58″N 92°33′22″W / 37.09944°N 92.55611°W / 37.09944; -92.55611
Almanzo Wilder
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historic house museum
Mansfield, Missouri
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House on the Prairie
National Historic Landmark
Almanzo Wilder
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
Rose Wilder Lane


Ingalls House (De Smet, South Dakota)
Little House Wayside
Little House on the Prairie Museum



"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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