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• Elk River Historic Context: <br /> Residential Architecture,1851-1930 <br /> The residential architecture historic context encompasses the <br /> first log buildings of the pioneer settlement and extends to the <br /> creation of housing in Elk River before the Depression. <br /> The small building that served as Pierre Bottineau's trading <br /> post and residence was built of log,as were a number of the <br /> first temporary shelters built by farmers. A manuscript map of <br /> Meadowvale(on file at the Sherburne County Historical <br /> Society)records at least six in that vicinity. The St.Anthony <br /> Express of March 3,1852 recorded a trip in the Elk River <br /> vicinity,and noted the existence of a number of log houses <br /> including those owned by Ard Godfrey. <br /> ''''0,-.•1..4...:„. ',7'44t"P'%, Z.,: ";-,...:".;:';''z'..:.C.,'"V-41tV!....;-'1=-''', .. , <br /> aae <br /> 0 :ems ,47Z f::::6.,,,,, ''O''' ._i _ - -3p ` <br /> k 99 _ <br /> .µms p, a, <br /> � a <br /> • ' ---*:-;.:_-'',.% �` ° <br /> ` +�� f � <br /> � � t*,*' �' r� <br /> 1414 Main Street.This small frame house is typical of those of early Orono. <br /> Although a modern entrance and picture window have been added,the <br /> building retains much of its original character.Photo 2002. <br /> A limited amount of lumber was locally available to settlers in <br /> the early 1850s and was used for dwellings,farm buildings, <br /> and stores.The first generation of houses in the mill and <br /> railroad villages of Orono and Elk River reflect the New <br /> England origins of the community,with a preference for frame <br /> construction. B.F.Snow,an early resident,wrote that his house <br /> "was 16'x 24'in size... nearly all the houses in this county at <br /> that time were built the same size,for the reason that the <br /> lumber which we bought at the mill was 16 feet in length ... <br /> so there was no waste in lumber and saved considerable time <br /> in sawing." 'The gable-roofed,Greek Revival style houses <br /> were one or two stories,with a porch carried by square posts. <br /> The 1860 census noted two local carpenters,36-year old George <br /> Davis,a native of New York,and William Adams,a 25-year <br /> old Canadian. <br /> 0 <br /> Elk River Historic Contexts and Phase II Downtown Commercial Area Study <br /> 37 <br />