National Historic Landmark · house · Mansfield, Missouri

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, House

Historic house in Missouri, United States in Mansfield, Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1970Almanzo Wilder
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What it is

Wikipedia · Laura Ingalls Wilder House

The Laura Ingalls Wilder House is a historic house museum at 3060 Highway A in Mansfield, Missouri. Also known as Rocky Ridge Farm, it was the home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder from 1896 until her death in 1957. The author of the Little House on the Prairie 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 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 National Historic Landmark in 1991.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1 mi. E of Mansfield on U.S. Business 60, Mansfield vicinity, MO
CountyWright County
ListedMay 19, 1970
Reference number70000353
ArchitectAlmanzo Wilder
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1 mi. E of Mansfield on U.S. Business 60, Mansfield, MO
Websitelauraingallswilderhome.com ↗
Coordinates37.09949, -92.55628 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWilson's Creek National Battlefield · 47 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyNoblett Lake 29 mi · Cobb Ridge 33 mi · Theodosia Park 37 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000353. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.