Bunnell House, Winona
Contact Information
The Bunnell House
160 Johnson StWinona, MN 55987
(507) 454-2723
(Phone)
(507) 452-7575
(Alt Local)
About
About the Bunnell House:
In the late 1840s, the well-known Dakota Chief, Wapasha, granted permission to fur-trader, Willard Bunnell, to build a cabin on Dakota land at what is now Homer, Minnesota. Within a few years Bunnell built another, much finer, home nearby to house his wife, Matilda, and family — the present-day Bunnell House. An outstanding example of Rural Gothic Architecture, the home is built of northern white pine, encompassing the historical period during which Native American canoes gave way to steamboats and game-trails became roads for Euro-Americans. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Bunnell House is closed for the 2021 season due to a major road construction project.