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8 Locations ~ Curated by Original research by Bob Glancy - edited by Richard L. KronickTangletown
4 Locations ~ Curated by Individual building descriptions by Macalester College students in 2019Marcy-Holmes History: Hiding in Plain Sight
27 Locations ~ Curated by Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood AssociationRed Cedar Lane Neighborhood
14 Locations ~ Curated by Richard L. KronickBryn Mawr Neighborhood
1 Locations ~ Curated by Kathleen KullbergFeatured Stories
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…
1501 Dupont Avenue North: John Young House
HISTORY
Constructed in 1888 for John Young, treasurer of a Minneapolis gas company, and designed by Charles Sedgwick, this is a beautiful example of the classic Queen Anne style.
According to…
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…
Random Stories
3120 3rd Ave. So.: Edmund G. & Clara B. Babbidge House
Built: 1891
Cost estimate on building permit: $6,000
This is the sixteenth house that Healy built in the district. The first owners were Edmund Babbidge, a traveling agent, and his wife Clara. They lived in the house from 1891 to 1909. Also…
The (New) Calhoun Theater
Opened: May 1, 1915
Redesigned and Expanded: January 1916.
Architect: Clifford T. McElroy
Original owner: Calhoun Theater Company
Contractor: David Comb and Sons
Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance Revival
The Calhoun Theatre -– also…
5319 Upton Ave. So.
Architects: William Purcell and Frederick Strauel (“spec” house for Henry M. Peterson)
Date: 1928
Style: English Cottage Revival
The dominant feature of this house is its two-story polygonal bay. As with the other houses in the neighborhood,…
1710 Colfax Ave. So.
This house in the Tudor Revival style was built in 1911. Architects: Lamoreaux and Long.
3127 2nd Ave. So.: Josiah B. & Mary E. Hudson House
Built: 1890
Cost estimated on building permit: $6,000
This, the fourteenth house that Healy built in the district, was the family home of Josiah B. and Mary E. Hudson. J. B. Hudson began as an apprentice jeweler in Ohio in 1868 and opened his…
Peavey Plaza
Peavey Plaza
1100 Marquette Avenue
Landscape Architect: M. Paul Friedberg (New York City), 1975
Peavey Plaza was an instant hit. Downtown workers on lunch break and children of all ages enjoyed its water works and multiple subterranean levels.…