George W. Baird House
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George W. Baird House | |
 The George W. Baird House from the south | |
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 Interactive map showing the Baird House’s location | |
| Location | 4400 W. 50th St., Edina, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°54′47″N 93°20′14″W / 44.91306°N 93.33722°W |
| Area | 1.17 acres (0.47 ha) |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Charles S. Sedgwick |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002067[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1980 |
The George W. Baird House is a house in Edina, Minnesota, United States, built in 1886 by a prominent farmer in the Edina Mills community. The house was originally part of a 120-acre (49 ha) farmstead.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for having local significance in architecture, agriculture, and settlement.[3]
The house is two stories tall and is built in the Eastlake style. It has a distinctive silhouette, with multiple roof shapes, dormers, a square tower, and tall brick chimneys. The large front porch has wooden posts and balusters, with a pediment over the entrance. The exterior is embellished with stone window trim, transoms, scalloped wooden shingles in the gables, and belt courses. It was designed by prominent Minneapolis architect Charles S. Sedgwick.[4]
The house is significant for its architecture, although it is not an outstanding example of a Charles Sedgwick-designed Eastlake house when compared to other houses.[4] (Sedgwick also designed other properties listed on the National Register, such as the George R. Newell House and Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, and the First National Bank and the Nehemiah P. Clarke House in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[1])
