Dr. William W. Mayo House

Dr. William W. Mayo House (HM18H8)

Location: Le Sueur, MN 56058 Le Sueur County
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N 44° 27.743', W 93° 54.892'

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The accomplishments of the Mayo family in the field of medicine have brought fame to both its members and to Minnesota, for it was Dr. William W. Mayo and his two sons, William J. and Charles H., who founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1903.

This little house was built by William W. Mayo in 1859. It is intimately associated with the Mayo family's early years in Minnesota, for here on June 29, 1861, the Mayos' first son, William J., was born.

His father had emigrated to the United States from England in 1845. By 1854 the doctor was living with his wife in Indiana. He left the family there when he departed suddenly in search of relief from the effects of malaria, saying to his started wife, "Good-bye, Louise. I'm going to keep on driving until I get well or die."

Dr. Mayo's travels took him to St. Paul, the rude capital of Minnesota Territory, where he settled with his family. In 1859 he moved to Le Sueur, where he built this house with the help of his brother James. In 1863 he again moved, this time to Rochester, where in 1889 he was asked to become the medical director of St. Mary's Hospital, the nucleus of the future Mayo Clinic.

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seal of The Minnesota Historical Society, Instituted 1849

Erected by the Minnesota Historical Society
1968
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HM NumberHM18H8
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Year Placed1968
Placed ByThe Minnesota Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 3:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 427223 N 4923637
Decimal Degrees44.46238333, -93.91486667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 27.743', W 93° 54.892'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 27' 44.58" N, 93° 54' 53.52" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 122-198 N Main St, Le Sueur MN 56058, US
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