Comstock House
Address:
506 Eighth St. S., Moorhead MN 56560
Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.
Phone: 218-291-4211
Email:
comstockhouse@gomoorhead.com
Website: http://www.mnhs.org/comstock
The Comstock House was built in 1882 by Solomon Comstock, who established the First National Bank and Moorhead State University and helped James J. Hill build a railroad system in the Red River Valley. Ada Comstock, one of three children reared in the home, became the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later president of Radcliffe College. Guided tours interpret the restored house and original furnishings. Inside, the warmth of varnished oak and butternut trim, and the ornate, colorful Queen Anne Eastlake furniture and tapestries brighten the rooms.
