Veblen Farmstead

NE of Nerstrand off MN 246, Nerstrand, Minnesota. County/parish: Rice.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1975. NRIS 75001024.

2 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Thornsten Veblen Farm

From Wikipedia:

Thorstein Veblen Farmstead

The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead is a National Historic Landmark near Nerstrand in rural Rice County, Minnesota. The property preserves the childhood home of Norwegian-American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929), best known for his 1899 treatise The Theory of the Leisure Class.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93202844

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