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Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home

Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home is a historic place in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1968, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 68000027.

Sauk Centre, Stearns County, MinnesotaListed May 23, 1968NRIS #68000027★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home?

The Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, United States. From 1889 until 1902 it was the home of young Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951), who would become the most famous American novelist of the 1920s and the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most famous book, Main Street, was inspired by the town of Sauk Centre as Lewis perceived it from this home.

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Listing details

Name
Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home
City
Sauk Centre
County
Stearns County
State
Minnesota
Listed on the National Register
May 23, 1968
NRIS reference number
68000027
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
45.73740, -94.95738
When was Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home listed on the National Register?

Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1968.

Where is Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home located?

Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home is located in Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota at approximately 45.73740, -94.95738. See the map above.

Is Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Lewis, Sinclair, Boyhood Home is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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