O. E. Rolvaag House, Northfield

Name: O. E. Rolvaag House
Address: Northfield, United States

#14 among attractions in Northfield

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The O. E. Rølvaag House was the home of Ole Edvart Rølvaag, Norwegian-American novelist and professor at St. Olaf College. The home is located at 311 Manitou Street in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Rølvaag wrote most of his works in this house, which is near St. Olaf College, where he taught. ()

Built: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 44°27'48"N, 93°10'20"W

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Northfield United States

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O. E. Rolvaag House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goodsell Observatory, Northfield Public Library, Skinner Memorial Chapel, All Saints Church-Episcopal.

1 miE
Romanesque architecture, Observatories and planetariums
Goodsell Observatory, Northfield
25 min walk • Goodsell Observatory is an observatory at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was constructed in 1887 and was, at the time, the largest observatory in the state of Minnesota.
0.8 miSE
Library
Northfield Public Library, Northfield
20 min walk • The Northfield Public Library is a public library in Northfield, Minnesota. It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, of the Southeast Minnesota library region. The Carnegie Library was built in 1910 with a major addition built in 1985.
0.9 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Skinner Memorial Chapel, Northfield
23 min walk • Skinner Memorial Chapel is a chapel and historic building on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.9 miSE
Church
All Saints Church-Episcopal, Northfield
23 min walk • All Saints Episcopal Church in Northfield, Minnesota, United States, is a historic church listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the oldest church in Northfield.
0.9 miE
Protected area
Carleton College Cowling Arboretum, Northfield
24 min walk • Cowling Arboretum is an arboretum of 800 acres adjacent to Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. It is located on a natural border between prairie and forest habitat, and in part on the floodplain of the Cannon River, and is open to the public without fee.
1.1 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Student center
The Cave, Northfield
29 min walk • The Cave is a student-led music and entertainment venue, located at Carleton College. It is a favorite gathering place for students at Carleton College and is one of a limited number of music venues in Northfield, Minnesota.
0.8 miE
Garden, Park, Romanesque architecture
Scoville Memorial Library, Northfield
22 min walk • Scoville Memorial Library is a historic building on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.8 miW
Universities and schools
St. Olaf College, Northfield
22 min walk • St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. The school was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus.
~1360 ftS
44°27'34"N • 93°10'18"W
Friends of Way Park, Northfield
7 min walk • Park
0.5 miW
Library
Hong Kierkegaard Library, Northfield
13 min walk • The Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library is a research collection dedicated to the work of the 19th-century Danish philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard, housed at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
1.1 miE
Park
Jo Ryo En Japanese Garden, Northfield
30 min walk • The Jo Ryo En Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. Commonly translated as the "garden of quiet listening," the garden is a small setting located behind Watson Hall on the Carleton College campus.

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Which popular attractions are close to O. E. Rolvaag House?

Nearby attractions include Friends of Way Park, Northfield (7 min walk), Hong Kierkegaard Library, Northfield (13 min walk), Northfield Public Library, Northfield (20 min walk), Scoville Memorial Library, Northfield (22 min walk).