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1425 Dupont Avenue North: Frederick Stevens House
HISTORY
Lumberman Frederick S. Stevens owned a sawmill on the river at Plymouth Avenue, and chose prolific Minneapolis contractor Theron P. Healy to build this home for him in 1890. This block was on…
1508 Dupont Avenue North: Case-Lang House
HISTORY
Associated with one of Minneapolis’ pioneering merchants and farmers, the Case-Lang House is a key surviving example of a first-generation Minneapolis residence.
Its first owner, Emanuel…
1514 Dupont Avenue North: John Lohmar House
HISTORY
The incised letter "L" you see on the cartouche above the front porch stand for "Lohmar"--original owner John Lohmar, a German merchant and milliner who owned and operated a dry goods store…
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1506 Emerson Avenue North: C.W. Sawyer House
HISTORY
Neoclassical architecture, derived from the architecture of Rome and Greece, was very popular in public buildings, especially in the first half of the 20th century. This popularity did sometimes spill over into residential structures like…
Shepard Manufacturing Company (1884)
FROM BROOM HANDLES TO VINEGAR • • •
• 129 6th Avenue SE
• Architect Unknown
• Narrated by Doug Forbes •
Built in 1884 by James R. Shepard at a cost of $8,000, this building started life as a factory. Broom handles were made here, as was…
Pillsbury "A" Mill (1881)
THE LARGEST FLOUR MILL IN THE WORLD • • •
• 3rd Avenue and Main Street SE
• Leroy Buffington and W. F. Gunn, architects
• Heavy mill construction
• Narrated by John "Pat" Patricelli •
The pride of John Pillsbury’s flour business, the…
Marshall Terrace Park
The trail passed through the middle of Marshall Terrace Park between the Mississippi River and Marshall Street. The park is named for William R. Marshall, an early settler and land surveyor who platted much of the land in this neighborhood and south…
3111 2nd Ave. So.: John & Maria L. Broom
Built: 1891
Cost estimate on building permit: $5,000
This was the twentieth house that Healy built in the district. While he was building it, he also was working on the Bennett-McBride House at 3116 Third Avenue South, a Harry Wild Jones-designed…
First Universalist Church (originally Adath Jeshurun Synagogue)
3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis
Architects: Liebenberg and Kaplan
Synagogue: 1927; school and administration wing added 1953
The Adath Jeshurun (Hebrew for “gathering of the righteous”) congregation was founded in 1884 by Russian and Romanian…