Sources from Rice County Historical Society Collections, Faribault, Minnesota:

Allen, Guerdon S. Typescript of report to RCHS annual meeting, “The Alexander Faribault Home: Its History and Restoration 1853-1946,” (Nov 5, 1946), 260C-1.

News clipping, “Faribault Foundation Receives Sufficient Funds to Buy City’s First Frame House,” (June 13, 1945), NOID2.

RCHS. Booklet, “The Alexander Faribault House,” (2010), NOID3.

Schreiber, Pauline. News clipping, “Alexander Faribault House caretakers enjoy job,” (June 25, 1976), NOID11.

Schreiber, Pauline. News clipping, “Faribault House A Relic of City’s Time as a Teepee Town,” (June, 1981), NOID5.

Series of Correspondences: Nutting Truck and Castor Company and Faribault Foundation, (1944-1945), NOID9.

Bibliography:

Brandt, Grace. “When Faribault was the Peony Capital of the World.” Southerminn.com, Mar 12, 2019. https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/when-faribault-was-the-peony-capital-of-the-world/article_6b11c950-1459-5667-97a6-647e49d5e6bd.html. 

Bjork, Kenneth. “The Alexander Faribault House.” Minnesota History 35, no. 7 (1957): 320–24. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20176108.  

Carter, Bill and Gordon Grimwade. “Balancing Use and Preservation in Cultural Heritage Management,” International Journal of Heritage Studies 3:1, (1997): 45-53.

Erickson, Renata. “Society Plans Restoration of Faribault House, Then Artwork.” Southernminn.com, August 18, 2019. https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/society-plans-restoration-of-faribault-house-then-artwork/article_05611238-4adb-5216-a81e-509551be5e03.html. 

Grossman, John, “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Alexander Faribault House”, U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 17 March, 1970.

Historic American Buildings Survey, “Alexander Faribault House, 12 Northeast First Avenue, Faribault, Rice County, MN,” (1994), HABS MN-149. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.  https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mn0433/ 

Kemp, Colton. “Historical Society director stepping down; curator to take over.” Southerminn.com, Jan 14, 2023. https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/historical-society-director-stepping-down-curator-to-take-over/article_f1503ff4-9375-11ed-9d0e-e3fa5a9f8260.html. 

Kosfeld, Gordy. “French-Canadian Christmas at Historic Alexander Faribault House.” KDHL AM 920 Radio, December 1, 2021. https://kdhlradio.com/french-canadian-christmas-at-historic-alexander-faribault-house/. 

Mariner, Cosmos. “Brand Nursery of Faribault – Brand Peonies – ‘America’s First’.” hmdb.org, December 7, 2022. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=212095. 

“National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 – Archeology (U.S. National Park Service).” Accessed November 24, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/archeology/national-historic-preservation-act.htm.  

“National Register of Historic Places,” Code of Federal Regulations 36, sec. 60 § 1-15 (2025), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2025-title36-vol1/pdf/CFR-2025-title36-vol1-part60.pdf.

Nichols, David. “Conservation Treatment of Jean-Baptiste’ Faribault Paintings.” legacy.mn.gov, July 2022. https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-treatment-jean-baptiste-faribault-paintings.  

Scriber, P. “Preserving Faribault’s past: Alexander Faribault House protects historic artifacts from around the area.” Southernminn.com, June 21, 2008. https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/archives/preserving-faribaults-past-alexander-faribault-house-protects-historic-artifacts-from-around-the-area/article_a46795ca-93aa-55b8-946e-8584c82b09da.html.